Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick

ALMA, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995.

Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer on Tuesday said police have identified Billy Jack Lincks as a suspect in the abduction of Morgan Nick, who was last seen chasing fireflies with friends at a Little League ballpark.

“As of today, for the first time I’m aware of, I’m calling Billy Jack Lincks a suspect in her abduction,” Pointer said at a news conference with Morgan’s family.

Lincks died in prison in 2000 and had been arrested for attempting to abduct a girl months after Morgan went missing. He was identified by the FBI as a person of interest in Morgan’s disappearance in 2021.