The FBI’s recent capture of fugitive mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has sparked interest in locating the whereabouts of another former Alcatraz con.
For the past 37 years, authorities have sought ex-Alcatraz inmate Henry Lee Harbison alias Henry Johnson for questioning regarding the disappearance of his wife and two kids from their home in Independence, Missouri sometime in November 1974. At the time, he was wanted by the FBI for parole violations.
It is believed that he murdered his wife Freda Denman, 27, and abandoned his 4-year-old daughter Sheri and 10-month-old son Michael.
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Harbison and Denman met in 1969 after he’d served nine years for auto theft.
The case was touched upon in the book “A Beautiful Child” by Matt Birkbeck.
Harbison’s criminal history dates back to the fifties when he was sentenced to seven years for violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act and attempted escape.
On April 14, 1954, Harbison, along with notables like Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, Robert Luke, and Allen West, was part of a 25-man chain that arrived on Alcatraz from Leavenworth, Kansas. He was assigned inmate number 1115-AZ, and served four years on the island. He was released in 1959, and has gone underground since 1974.
As of this writing, Henry Lee Harbison would be 77-years-old. He should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the FBI, Independence Police Department, or local law enforcement agency.
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