What happened to Jackie Theel & Hickle Ware?

Victor John "Jackie" Theel:

Victor Theel was last seen on September 5, 1944 in Paynesville, Minnesota when he was 6 years old. He is a Caucasian male with blonde hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was 3 feet tall and weighed around 45 pounds. He was last seen wearing a slightly faded navy blue and white sailor suit with a square cut collar that had three stripes on each sleeve at the wrist, high front pockets, long pants buttoned to the waist, brown short socks, new black shoes with a seam from toe to instep, and no undergarments. One of the buttons in the back of the suit was missing and had been replaced with a safety pin. Victor’s nickname is Jackie and most accounts refer to him by that name. He had a one inch scar on the back of his head, a newly healed cut on the inside of his thumb, and a fresh scratch on his right cheek below his eye. If Jackie were alive today, he would be 84 years old. His case is classified as endangered missing.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Jackie Theel, please contact The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office at (320)-259-3700.

Hickle Harley Ware:

Hickle Ware was last seen on June 11, 1938 in Bungo Township, Minnesota when he was 4 years old. He was a Caucasian male with blonde hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance he was wearing a blue and white striped shirt, tan overalls, and no socks or shoes. Hickle had a slight speech defect and his height and weight at the time are unknown. His case is classified at endangered missing.

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Hickle Ware, please contact The Minnesota State Police at (651)-227-6000.