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Jul 02, 2025
Jul 14, 2025
Ezra
Southwick
24
24
70 inches
200 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the late spring of 2025, concern began to grow for a 24-year-old man from Marion, Ohio, named Ezra William Southwick. The last known contact anyone had with him was on May 18, 2025. Friends and family grew increasingly worried as days turned into weeks with no word. His silence was described as highly uncharacteristic, amplifying the distress of his loved ones who knew him as someone who would not simply leave without notice. Nearly a month after he was last seen, his family officially reported him missing to the Marion Police Department on June 16, 2025, setting in motion a search for the young man. The investigation into Ezra's disappearance brought a troubling discovery. His vehicle was located in Deshler, Ohio, a town situated roughly 60 miles away from his home in Marion. This finding added a layer of complexity to the case, suggesting that Ezra had traveled a significant distance from where he was last seen. Authorities and his family were left to wonder what could have led him there and what might have happened to him after he left his vehicle. The Marion Police Department initiated a public appeal for any information that could help locate him, sharing his description in the hopes that someone might have seen something. Ezra is described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing around 200 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. The circumstances surrounding Ezra Southwick's disappearance remain a painful mystery for his family and community. The case was registered with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and is also listed among the active missing adult investigations by the Ohio Attorney General's Office. The lack of any confirmed sightings or significant leads since his vehicle was found has left many unanswered questions. The investigation, led by the Marion Police Department, continues to seek any information that could shed light on what happened to Ezra after he was last seen in Marion and why his vehicle was abandoned so far from home. The case is an ongoing effort to find a young man whose sudden and uncharacteristic disappearance has left a void in the lives of those who know him.
May 18, 2025
Marion
Ohio
Marion County
Marion
No
171499
Marion Police Department
Marion
Ohio
Marion County
43302
233 West Center Street, Ohio
7403872525
Local
Law Enforcement
P2025-02261
2025-06-15
Marion Police Department
Brown
Blue
Blue
05/07/2026
