Missing Since: 2007-11-11 Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Watkins was last seen in Elizabeth, New Jersey on November 11, 2007. He left home driving his roommate’s 1997 Jeep to visit an acquaintance and collect some of his belongings from that person’s home. He has never been heard from again. The Jeep was found abandoned on the Driscoll Bridge, with his phone inside, at 6:45 p.m. that same day. A search of the Raritan River below turned up no sign of Watkins, and no one saw anybody jump off the bridge. Watkins was adopted at the age of nine. He had a troubled history and ran away from home multiple times as a teenager, and he was reportedly using both street drugs and prescription drugs, as well as alcohol, at the time of his disappearance. Although he had threatened suicide, his biological mother doesn’t believe he would have taken his own life. He was working in the construction field at the time of his disappearance. He lived in Plainfield, New Jersey and that city’s police are investigating his case. Investigating Agency Plainfield Police Department 908-753-3021 Source Information New Jersey State Police NamUs Project Jason NJ Today Union County News Websleuths The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Updated 8 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 14, 2022; age-progression updated.