ALMA, Ark. (AP) 鈥� An Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995.
Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer on Tuesday said police have identified Billy Jack Lincks as a suspect in the abduction of Morgan Nick, who was last seen chasing fireflies with friends during a Little League game.
鈥淎s of today, for the first time I鈥檓 aware of, I鈥檓 calling Billy Jack Lincks a suspect in her abduction,鈥� Pointer said at a news conference with Morgan's family.
Lincks died in prison in 2000 and had been arrested for attempting to abduct a girl months after Morgan went missing. He was identified by the FBI as a person of interest in Morgan's disappearance in 2021.
Pointer said hair that was discovered in a truck owned by Lincks was that of Colleen Nick, Morgan鈥檚 mother, one of Colleen Nick鈥檚 siblings, or one of her children.
Follow-up interviews of members of the Nick family revealed that none of them knew Billy Jack Lincks and that none of them had ever been in his truck, Pointer said.
Arkansas鈥� missing child alert system is named for Morgan. Her disappearance was featured in a Hulu documentary series in 2023.
Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press
