Kenneth Coakley Missing Person Case

Nov 12, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

Kenneth

Coakley

76

63

70 inches

73 inches

140 lbs

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the spring of 2013, 63-year-old Kenneth D. Coakley, a resident of Rochester, New York, vanished under puzzling circumstances that left his family searching for answers. On May 19, 2013, Kenneth, a white male with graying hair and green eyes, was last seen. The final confirmed sighting of him involved a police officer dropping him off at the front of a homeless shelter in Rochester. From that moment, he was never seen or heard from again. His disappearance was uncharacteristic and immediately sparked concern among those who knew him. The investigation into Kenneth's whereabouts was handled by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Authorities began by trying to retrace his last known movements and speaking with family and friends, but these efforts yielded no significant leads. A critical piece of the puzzle was the homeless shelter where he was reportedly taken. However, when investigators made inquiries, a representative from the House of Mercy stated they had no record of him staying there and did not keep logs of all individuals who sought shelter. This lack of information created a significant obstacle in the investigation from the very beginning. As days turned into weeks and then years, the case grew cold. Despite public appeals for information from his family, no new leads have emerged to shed light on what happened to Kenneth Coakley after he was dropped off at the shelter. He is described as being between 5'10" and 6'1" tall and weighing between 140 and 160 pounds at the time of his disappearance. He had several distinguishing physical features, including a scar on his abdomen from a liver transplant, a tattoo of a red puma on his right arm, and he walked with the assistance of a cane. The overview of this case is that a man in a vulnerable situation was escorted by law enforcement to a place of supposed safety, only to disappear without a trace. The lack of any evidence of his whereabouts after that point has left his family with unanswered questions and a sense of profound uncertainty.

May 19, 2013

Rochester

New York

Monroe County

14621

15985

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Rochester

New York

Monroe County

14614

130 S. Plymouth Ave, New York

5857534178

County

Law Enforcement

EMSO04716

2013-09-06

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Gray or Partially Gray

Green

Green

09/03/2026