Waseem M. Bennett was 14 years old when he was last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 21, 2018. Public missing-person listings identify him as a male Hispanic / Latino juvenile, and the case is recorded in NamUs as MP59140. The available online information describes a young teenager from Philadelphia whose disappearance began with an ordinary act: he left home at about 9:30 p.m. that evening and, by 4:15 p.m. the following day, had not returned.
The public record gives only a small window into who Waseem was and what investigators were working from. He was listed with black hair and brown eyes, standing approximately 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing about 105 to 110 pounds. Some public summaries also include the nickname “Seem,” a personal detail that underscores that behind the case number was a child known by family, friends, and others in his community.
What is publicly known about the circumstances is limited and stark. Waseem left home on the night of August 21, 2018, and when he still had not come back by the afternoon of August 22, concern had grown serious enough for his absence to become a missing-person matter. The online case summaries do not describe where he may have gone, who he may have been with, whether he had a phone, or what he was wearing. They also do not provide public details about sightings, transportation, social media activity, or any confirmed reason for his disappearance.
The case was tied to Philadelphia, including the 19134 area, and the Philadelphia Police Department is identified in the supplied case information as the investigating agency. Online missing-person databases continued to preserve Waseem’s case details years later, listing his last-seen date, age at disappearance, physical description, and NamUs number. These entries show how a brief set of facts can become the entire public outline of a family’s unanswered experience: a 14-year-old boy left home one late-summer night and did not return when expected.
There is no clear public online record in the reviewed missing-person sources stating that Waseem’s NamUs missing-person case was resolved as either found alive or located deceased, and the provided case data does not list a resolution status of Alive or Deceased. Because the available information is vague, the exact date of any resolution is unknown. In overview, the case of Waseem Bennett is publicly documented as the disappearance of a 14-year-old male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last seen on August 21, 2018, after leaving home around 9:30 p.m.; by the next afternoon he had not returned, and the public record that remains is a sparse but important reminder of a child whose absence prompted concern, documentation, and continued attention in missing-person listings.Last Seen: Aug 21, 2018
