Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 08/11/1999
- Missing From:
- Missing From Birmingham, Alabama
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 04/27/1953 (71)
- Age:
- Age 46 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’0, 175 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Maples’s nickname is Joe. He has had previous surgery on his shoulder, possibly on the rotator cuff.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Maples vanished from Birmingham, Alabama on August 11, 1999. Before disappearing, he gave away his belongings and dogs to the local animal shelter and flew to Dallas, Texas, leaving his car at the Birmingham airport. He’s never been seen or heard from since.
It’s a mystery. He’d lost his father when he was young, and his mother and sister died before 1999. He said Birmingham held sad memories for him, so some people think he left on purpose. But his relatives say he would never just disappear like this. He was single, worked in real estate, and the case is still unsolved.
- Agency:
- Birmingham Police Department 205-933-4113
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 08/11/1999