Authorities seek information on 1979 disappearance

ADDISON, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities are seeking fresh information about the case of a 15-year-old boy who disappeared more than three decades ago after being suspended from high school.

State police Detective Sgt. Larry Rothman recently reopened the case of Andrew Jackson “Drew” Greer Jr., an Addison High School student who was reported missing on Feb. 12, 1979.

Rothman discovered that information about Greer hadn’t previously been put into any missing persons database, The Daily Telegram of Adrian reported (http://bit.ly/1HFjb76 ). That addition was made in December and Rothman said investigators have “better tools in our box now.”

James Bowman was not quite 4 years old when his half brother disappeared, but he and members of his family are looking for closure. Bowman said he is hoping someone will know what happened to Greer and come forward with that information.

“I have hope that maybe we might be able to either find my brother or bury him,” Bowman said. “It would be nice to have closure for my mother and my family.”

Greer’s case was revisited by authorities in Lenawee County in 2000. A detective examined the original state police report and interviewed family members, Greer’s friends and Addison school staff. No additional evidence surfaced at the time.

Scott Szeve told the newspaper that his friend was kicked out of school because he had a pocket knife, but didn’t want to go home to face punishment. Szeve had a clubhouse on his family’s property south of Addison, so “we took off and went to our fort in the woods.”

Greer and Szeve hung out in the clubhouse. Eventually, they parted ways and “that was the last time I ever saw him,” Szeve said. Later that day, Greer’s mother called police to report him missing. The investigation at the time didn’t find leads about Greer’s whereabouts.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Michigan State Police post in Monroe at 734-242-3500.