Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 09/03/1983
- Missing From:
- Missing From Sanborn Township, Michigan
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race Hispanic
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 11/17/1967 (57)
- Age:
- Age 16 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’9, 150 – 180 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description Either swimming trunks or cut-off jeans. Possibly carrying a pocketknife.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Joseph’s nickname is Joey. He has a brown birthmark on the back of his thigh.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In September 1983, two friends, Joseph and Christopher, went camping near Lake Huron in Michigan. They were dropped off by Christopher’s parents and planned to return the next day. When the parents came back, the boys were gone, but their campsite was mostly intact: their tent was up, some clothes were hanging on it, and their dog was tied up. The only things missing were their pants.
Christopher’s body was found in the lake two weeks later. Police think both boys drowned trying to swim to a nearby island. Joseph, who wasn’t a strong swimmer, was never found, despite a big search. The boys were both from Detroit and knew each other from a youth program called the Sea Cadets.
- Agency:
- Michigan State Police 989-354-4101
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This person was missing Missing Since 09/03/1983