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Joseph Wayne McCarton










Missing Person Case September 2021


McCarton, approximately 2008




Date reported missing : 08/03/2008

Missing location (approx) :
Plaquemine Parish, Louisiana
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White


DOB : 07/18/1974 (47)
Age at the time of disappearance: 34 years old
Height / Weight : Height unknown, 180 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Possibly a white t-shirt, jeans, sneakers and a hat.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Black hair, blue eyes. McCarton has a surgical scar from a hip replacement, surgical scars on his chest from cancer treatment and a scar on his elbow. He has previously broken his nose and he walks with a limp. One of McCarton's front teeth is capped. His nickname is Joe.





Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : McCarton resided in Plaquemine Parish, Louisiana at the time of his disappearance. He was last known to be on a shrimp boat, the Kelli Michelle, in Texas at 6:00 p.m. on August 3, 2008. He had been sick during the boat trip and the captain also became ill with chest pains, so the boat was taken ashore.
A new captain boarded and took the Kelli Michelle out onto the Gulf of Mexico. At 9:00 p.m., the captain and deckhand realized McCarton has missing. He is presumed to have fallen overboard, but his body has never been found.


Other information and links : ncy

Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office
504-564-3381
United States Coast Guard
504-671-2035



September 2021 updates and sources

Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
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 Laura Recovery Center Foundation
WKRG Alabama Texas
The Mobile Press-Register




October 12, 2004. January 31, 2010; last name spelling corrected, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.