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Jianhua Wu Missing Person Case

Last seen in Waltham, Massachusetts on Jul 26, 2002

Victim Details

Created

Oct 17, 2019

Case Added

Sep 08, 2022

Firstname

Jianhua

Lastname

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

66 inches

Weight

101 lbs

Ethnicity

Asian

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Jul 26, 2002

City

Waltham

State

Massachusetts

County

Middlesex County

Zip Code

02453

Tribal Land

Agency ID

64906

Agency Name

Waltham Police Department

Agency City

Waltham

Agency State

Massachusetts

Agency County

Middlesex County

Agency Zip Code

02452

Agency Contact

Michael Maher

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

155 Lexington St, Massachusetts

Agency Phone

7813143600

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

9011049

Agency Report Date

2009-05-05

Primary Agency

Waltham Police Department

CaseContributors

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Black

Right Eye Color

Black

Last Updated

07/02/2026

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Case Description

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In the summer of 2002, a distressing and perplexing situation unfolded in Waltham, Massachusetts, involving a 39-year-old man named Jianhua Wu. The last known contact with Wu was on July 26, 2002. The sequence of events leading to his disappearance began on Monday, July 22, when he called in sick to his job at Boston Genome Therapeutics Corporation. When several days passed without any further communication, his concerned colleagues requested that authorities perform a welfare check on him. This ...

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Last Seen: Jul 26, 2002

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Jianhua Wu Missing Person Case

Last seen in Waltham, Massachusetts on Jul 26, 2002

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