Kevin Kulek Missing Person Case

May 07, 2011

Dec 10, 2020

Kevin

Kulek

65

41

73 inches

220 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the late summer of 2001, a time of uncertainty for many, 42-year-old Kevin Mitchell Kulek found himself at a crossroads. On September 16, 2001, he made the decision to leave the Au Sable Drug Rehabilitation Facility where he had been residing. This would be the last time he was seen by anyone who knew him. Kevin, a white male with brown, balding hair, a mustache, and a goatee, stood at 6 feet 1 inch and weighed around 220 pounds. He was last seen in Pinconning, a small city in Bay County, Michigan, a place that would become the starting point of a long and painful mystery for his family. He was reportedly wearing University of Michigan sweatpants and either a Ted Nugent "Spirit of the Wild" or a Star Wars t-shirt. The day after he checked himself out of the rehabilitation facility, on September 17, 2001, Kevin attempted to borrow his son's truck from Dean Arbour Ford in West Branch, Michigan. When his request was denied, he was seen walking north from the dealership, disappearing from the view of anyone who could offer a confirmed account of his whereabouts. A glimmer of hope, or perhaps a false lead, emerged when a clerk at a Sunoco gas station in Pinconning reported that a man matching Kevin's description got into a semi-truck that was heading south on M-13 that same day. This was the last potential sighting of Kevin Kulek, a fleeting moment that left more questions than answers. His family was left to wonder where he could have been going and what his state of mind might have been. The disappearance of Kevin Kulek has remained an open and unresolved case for decades. The initial report of his disappearance was filed with the Michigan State Police in Bay City. For reasons that are not publicly detailed, the case was at one point removed from the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) and was later re-reported. The Michigan State Police - Metro North Post in Oak Park eventually took over the investigation. Over the years, his family has endured the anguish of not knowing what happened to their loved one. The case is a stark reminder of the countless individuals who vanish, leaving behind a void filled with unanswered questions and the enduring hope for a resolution. The few details available paint a fragmented picture of a man's last known moments, a story without an ending that continues to haunt those who knew and loved him.

Sep 16, 2001

Pinnconning

Michigan

Bay County

21519

Michigan State Police - Metro North Post

Oak Park

Michigan

Oakland County

48237

14350 West 10 Mile Road, Michigan

2485845740

State

Law Enforcement

25-2226-11

2001-09-24

Michigan State Police - Metro North Post

Brown

Brown

Brown

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