Family finds closure 25 years after Houston man’s disappearance

HOUSTON – After 25 years of uncertainty, the family of Almond Gene Little finally has closure. Little, who vanished in 1999, was recently identified by Houston Police after his remains were found. The case is now officially closed.

KPRC 2‘s reporter Corley Peel spoke with Little’s daughter, Lovetta Little-Smith, who shared the emotional journey of searching for her father.

Lovetta recalls the last time she saw her dad in 1999, captured in a photo with her children. Though he often left on his own, she grew worried when he never returned.

“The calls stopped coming, and I started reaching out to the community where he was known,” she said.

Lovetta’s fears were compounded by the unsolved murder of her brother in 1995, which she worried might be connected to her father’s disappearance.

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