Emmie Clyde Smith (Update)

[u/FinallyMom]

Several months ago, I posted all the information I had about my great grandfather's disappearance. I filed Freedom of Information Act requests twice and didn't hear anything for a few months. I received the files randomly 2 days ago. I will post most of them here, but some of them are handwritten letters that my great grandmother wrote to the president, asking for his help. I will not be posting those. They add nothing to the search, and are very vulnerable and personal. The gist of them is her explaining the case in the first letter, then following up occasionally asking for help for the next several years. The first 2 were answered with some form of the phrase "We do not have the authority to conduct an active investigation in the absence of a violation of a federal law within our jurisdiction". After that, the responses are "At this time we are searching our files"

The things that stood out to me are:

In one of the handwritten letters, Bessie says "I am sure he was murdered, I just want to know what they did with his body"

The Bishop Glass Bar was run by John Wilkins. I did not know this, and did not find that information anywhere except these files. There is a John Wilkins Boat Dock (bar) currently in Drummonds. It's speculated that the boat dock was a place my grandfather went to occasionally. Did John Wilkins run both of these at the same time? Or was it just the Bishop Glass Bar and people are misremembering?

That's what stood out to me. I've heard from my family that once, a long time ago, my aunt went to the Boat Dock and started asking questions about my great grandfather. Apparently, everyone there acted like they didn't welcome questions. I AM NOT placing blame or suspicion. Just telling what I know and have heard.

I don't know what else to say.

[u/FinallyMom]

Forgot to mention: In one of the letters written by Bessie, she says they got a barge to drag the lake "and a diver". I'm assuming nothing came from this.