An entire family disappeared from Independence, Missouri but it wasn’t reported for 5 months. And then the police determined they were actually on the run and closed the case having never made contact with them. It would take a family member doing her own investigation to get the case reopened. 

This case is *unsolved*

If you have any information on the disappearance of the Johnson family or where Henry Lee Harbison went after he left Independence Missouri in 1974, you can call the Independence Police at 816-325-7300 or NCMEC at 1 800 THE LOST.

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