Vanished Before Easter: The Haunting Disappearance of Marc James-Warren Allen II
On March 29, 1986, 13-year-old Marc James-Warren Allen II vanished from his neighborhood in Des Moines, Iowa. His disappearance remains one of the most haunting unsolved cases in the state’s history. Despite the passage of nearly four decades, Marc’s case continues to resonate with those who remember the era and the unsettling pattern of missing boys in the region. Iowa Cold Cases +9 Charley Project +9 Cold Case Kids Resource Center +9 Iowa Cold Cases A Quiet Saturday Evening It was the day before Easter, and the Allen household on Southwest Emma Avenue was filled with the usual weekend bustle. Marc, a slender boy with brown hair and blue eyes, stood about 5 feet tall and weighed approximately 85 pounds. That evening, he told his mother, Nancy Allen, that he planned to walk to a friend's house down the street and possibly catch a movie. Before leaving, he asked her to save him some pizza for when he returned. Nancy watched as her son walked down the sidewalk, past the bu...
