Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 08/01/2012
- Missing From:
- Missing From Palm Harbor, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 12/07/1966 (58)
- Age:
- Age 45 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10, 120 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A Hawaiian print shirt, corduroy shorts and a blue baseball cap.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Rupp is legally blind. He may have some facial hair, possibly a goatee.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In mid-August 2012, a man named Rupp disappeared from his Florida home. He went to get his computer fixed and never came back.
His dog was found dead in his condo from starvation and dehydration, which led police to initially investigate animal neglect. It wasn’t until later, when Rupp didn’t return, that a missing person’s report was filed.
Things got suspicious: Someone tried to cash checks from Rupp’s account after he vanished. These checks were found near a homeless camp.
Rupp’s roommate, Bobby Worden, who had been homeless, moved to Arkansas after Rupp disappeared. Worden was later arrested for stealing and forging Rupp’s checks.
Police now want to talk to one of Worden’s friends in Arkansas. This friend is a balding, Caucasian man with missing teeth and a US flag eagle tattoo on his shoulder. They were seen together at a store in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Rupp had vision problems, couldn’t drive, and rarely left home. His neighbors said he loved his dog and wouldn’t have left it to die. He was estranged from his family and kept to himself.
The case is unsolved, and Rupp’s disappearance is considered suspicious.
- Agency:
- Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office 727-582-6200
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This person was missing Missing Since 08/01/2012