Joseph Wood, Jr

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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