Joseph Wood, Jr

Missing

Case Description
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Joseph Wood, Jr., a 34-year-old writer and editor from New York, was last seen on July 8, 1999, while hiking alone in Mount Rainier National Park. He was in Washington for the Unity '99 conference of minority journalists but decided to take a solo hike during a break. He entered the park at 12:29 p.m., and his rental car was found abandoned in the park's parking lot days later.

Wood was reportedly spotted by a fellow hiker on the Rampart Ridge Trail, asking about the trail conditions. ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 08, 1999
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Victim Details

Feb 01, 2014

May 30, 2023

Joseph

Wood, Jr

59

34

69 inches

72 inches

160 lbs

180 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jul 08, 1999

Mt. Rainier Nat. Park

Washington

Lewis County

No

22993

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

New York

New York

New York County

10039

2770 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York

2126947781

Local

Law Enforcement

990472 NPS case number

New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad

Black

Brown

Brown

10/03/2024


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Does anyone know if Joseph Wood, Jr's case is in the Namus database? I am trying to gather more info... ...Read More
08/09/2024
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