Frank Matthews’ whereabouts are officially unknown and remain one of the biggest unresolved mysteries in American crime history.

Who is Frank Matthews?

  • Frank Larry Matthews, nicknamed “Black” Caesar , was a major heroin and cocaine trafficker who operated across at least 21 U.S. states in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  • He built a large-scale operation out of New York (notably Brooklyn and Staten Island) and is often ranked among the most significant drug traffickers in U.S. history.

How and when did he disappear?

  • Matthews was arrested in early 1973 on federal drug and tax charges, then released on a very high bail that was later reduced.
  • On July 2, 1973, he failed to appear in a Brooklyn court; authorities say he vanished with up to roughly $20 million in cash and his girlfriend, and they were never seen again.

Is he still being hunted?

  • Federal agencies pursued Matthews for decades, placing rewards and keeping an open fugitive case on him while rumors swirled that he might be in places like the Bahamas, parts of Africa, or elsewhere under a new identity.
  • Recent reports indicate that authorities have now formally ended their active search, effectively treating the case as closed unless new, credible evidence emerges.

Theories on where he is

  • Some former investigators and crime writers believe Matthews was likely killed years ago, possibly by organized crime figures worried he might cooperate with law enforcement.
  • Others speculate he successfully escaped the U.S. and lived quietly in the Caribbean, South America, or Africa, but there is no verified evidence for any specific location.

Bottom line: “Where is Frank Matthews?”

  • No law‑enforcement agency or credible public record has ever confirmed a living location, death, or grave for Frank Matthews, so his ultimate fate is still unknown.
  • The story has become a modern outlaw legend: a kingpin who either “got away with it” or disappeared into violent retribution, with the truth still unresolved more than 50 years later.

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