Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/27/2002
- Missing From:
- Missing From Zephyrhills, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 08/29/1965 (59)
- Age:
- Age 37 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’1, 300 – 320 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blonde/brown hair, blue/green eyes. Bertram has a scar on his abdomen. He may use the alias name Paul John Bertram.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Bertram, a man who had served almost 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child, disappeared mysteriously. He was on parole and wore an electronic monitoring bracelet, which was supposed to come off on October 29, 2002.
On October 27th, he left Zephyrhills, Florida, saying he was going to visit his niece. His truck was found abandoned at a gas station, with the keys in the ignition, money in the ashtray, and his cut-off monitoring bracelet on the floor.
The bracelet’s tracking showed it went to a nearby farm, then to a house in Crystal Springs (where it was cut), back to the farm, and finally back to Bertram’s truck.
Although police want to question him (they’ve issued a warrant), his family thinks he wouldn’t run away just days before his parole ended. They say he was very routine-oriented and didn’t do drugs.
His disappearance is a mystery. While he’s officially listed as a missing person, the strange circumstances surrounding his last known whereabouts remain unexplained.
- Agency:
- Pasco County Sheriff’s Office 800-706-2488
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 10/27/2002