1978 disappearance of Arkansas teen in Oklahoma investigated

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) _ Police in Fort Smith, Arkansas, say they have some new leads in the 1978 disappearance of a teenager who was last seen in southeastern Oklahoma. <br/><br/>Police say 16-year-old

Thursday, March 2nd 2006, 1:09 pm

By: News On 6

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) _ Police in Fort Smith, Arkansas, say they have some new leads in the 1978 disappearance of a teenager who was last seen in southeastern Oklahoma.

Police say 16-year-old Anthony Allen left his home in Fort Smith to live with friends and later moved with them to the Hartshorne area where the father and uncle of his friends lived. Investigators say Allen was last seen living with an elderly black man who owned horses in the Hartshorne area.

Fort Smith police Sergeant Adam Holland says investigators associated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are now helping with the case. Holland says the investigators have turned up new leads in the case, but he declined to talk about the information because of the ongoing investigation.

A $10,000 reward is also being offered for information leading to the location of Allen.