Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP111647)
Timothy Ruffner was 49 years old when he was reported missing from Knoxville, Tennessee, after last being seen on October 9, 2023. Online missing-person listings associated with the case identified him as a male from the Knoxville area and recorded the case under number MP111647. The publicly available descriptions listed him as a white/Caucasian man with brown hair and green eyes, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and about 120 pounds at the time he was missing.
The public information available online about Timothy’s disappearance was limited, but it placed his case among other missing-person entries connected to Knoxville and the broader Tennessee missing-person system. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation explains that its Missing Persons Clearinghouse exists to support local, state, and national efforts to identify and assist in locating missing people, and it also notes that there is no waiting period to report someone missing. In cases like Timothy’s, even when few circumstances are publicly released, the listing of a missing adult reflects a period of concern in which family, friends, and authorities did not have confirmed knowledge of his whereabouts.
Official reports indicate that Timothy Ruffner has been found alive, and because the exact date and circumstances of his recovery were not available in the online information reviewed, no specific recovery date is being given. His case began as the disappearance of a 49-year-old man last seen in Knoxville on October 9, 2023, with identifying details circulated through public missing-person listings and law-enforcement-related information systems. It later ended with the most important outcome for any missing-person case: Timothy was located alive, closing the period of uncertainty for those who were worried about him.Last Seen: Oct 9, 2023
