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Family makes another plea for son's safe return 10-30-02 By CHERIS HODGES, Staff Writer News & Record HIGH POINT -- A mother made a tearful plea Tuesday for the safe return of her son, who has been missing for six days. Christopher Edward Dixon, 13, is 5 feet tall and weighs 90 pounds. He has light brown hair and bluish-green eyes. He wears glasses. On Thursday afternoon, he was wearing a light blue, short sleeved shirt and dark blue pants. "Chris, we love you so much, and we miss you so much," said Holly Dixon, choking with emotion and with...

Mother pleads for son's return 10-29-02 By CHERIS HODGES, Staff Writer News & Record Posted 3:40 p.m. Holly Dixon (right) makes an appeal for her son's safe return with her husband, David, at her side during a news conference today in High Point. HIGH POINT -- A tearful Holly Dixon pleaded today for her son to return home, after he has been missing since Thursday. Dixon, the mother of 13-year-old Christopher Dixon, made the plea during a news conference at the High Point Police Department. "Chris, we love you so much and we miss you so much. We just want...

FBI joins hunt for 13-year-old boy 10-29-02 By SUE SCHULTZ, Staff Writer News & Record HIGH POINT -- The FBI has joined efforts to find a 13-year-old boy who disappeared from his north High Point home last week. Christopher Edward Dixon, 13, is 5 feet tall and weighs 90 pounds. He has light brown hair and bluish-green eyes. He wears glasses. On Thursday afternoon, he was wearing a light blue, short sleeved shirt and dark blue pants. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call High Point Police at 883-3224 or CrimeStoppers at 889-4000. Information can also be...

HIGH POINT -- Christopher Dixon's family expanded the search for him Sunday, pasting up his face elsewhere in North Carolina and hopefully the world. "We've got people going all the way to Charlotte," said Laura Gentry, a cousin of Christopher's father. Christopher, 13, was last seen at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday outside his Gordon Road home. His family fears he was abducted. High Point police have not been able to find any proof of that, but have not ruled it out. "We have it classified as a missing person," Capt. Ron Stowe said. "There's nothing at this point to indicate...

HIGH POINT -- The search for a missing 13-year-old continued Saturday with the help of a state police helicopter and a tracking dog, and his family has started a reward fund for information leading to his return. Christopher Dixon was last seen in front of his family's home on Gordon Road on Thursday about 3:30 p.m. One witness may have seen him later that afternoon. Police, family, community and church members have since been combing the wooded areas around the house. High Point Police called in a Highway Patrol helicopter Saturday to assist in the search after a volunteers and...