Missing Joseph Frank Thomas Jr. Thomas, approximately 2000 Date reported missing : 12/10/2000 Missing location (approx) : Battle Ground, Washington Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 09/27/1962 (58) Age at the time of disappearance: 38 years old Height / Weight : 6'2 - 6'3, 225 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black and white pinstriped shirt, a black Carhartt jacket, Levi's jeans and black cold weather boots. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Thomas's left arm was broken when he was a child and it hangs crookedly as a result. His nickname is Joe. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Thomas was last seen in Battle Ground, Washington on December 10, 2000. He left home to run an errand and has never been heard from again. He was reported missing four days later. The vehicle he was driving was a brown and white 1987 Isuzu Trooper with the Washington license plate number 4A02962; the tags were only temporary. It has never been located. Thomas has a history of methamphetamine use and theft, and he has outstanding warrants for his arrest, but police believe he was a homicide victim. His case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Clark County Sheriff's Office 360-397-2007 September 2021 updates and sources Washington State Missing Persons Information North American Missing Persons Network The Seattle Post-Intelligencer KY3 A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Columbian October 12, 2004. January 21, 2017; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |