Disappearance of Charles Arlin Henderson

Charles Arlin Leon Henderson (March 16, 1980 – disappeared July 25, 1991) is an American missing person who disappeared in Fountain N' Lakes, Missouri, on July 25, 1991, aged 11.

Charles Arlin Henderson
Born	Charles Arlin Leon Henderson (1980-03-16)March 16, 1980 Moscow Mills, Missouri, US
Disappeared	July 25, 1991 (aged 11) Fountain N' Lakes, Missouri, US
Status	Missing for 34 years and 18 days
Height	4 ft 5 in (135 cm)

Disappearance

Henderson was born on March 16, 1980, in Moscow Mills, Missouri, to Debbie Henderson-Griffith. As said by Debbie in a 2025 interview, he enjoyed swimming and BB guns.^[1] He was last seen at 5 p.m., on July 25, 1991, after leaving his home in Fountain N' Lakes, on bicycle. He was a wearing camouflage t-shirt and pants, gray socks and black tennis shoes. His bicycle was found on October 10, in a bean field approximately 5 miles north of his home.^[2]

On March 10, 2000, Henderson's sister Joy Henderson-Leonard, was murdered by her husband Bob, who later committed suicide.^[3]

In 2001, Joshua Spangler, who was 13 at the time of Henderson's disappearance, confessed to abducting and killing Henderson after being forced to by two men. He later admitted to fabricating the story, and was charged with perjury.^[4]

Months before his disappearance, his uncle James McWilliams says he witnessed a tall, skinny man taking pictures of Henderson outside his school. This man is believed to be Michael J. Devlin.^[5] Multiple of Henderson's relatives were shown pictures of someone who claimed to know Delvin, with many saying they knew him.^[6]