Melvin Thompson Missing Person Case

Sep 20, 2022

Jan 12, 2024

Melvin

Thompson

65

58

69 inches

150 lbs

Black / African American

Male

In the winter of 2018, concerns began to grow for 58-year-old Melvin Thompson of Phoenix, Arizona. His family had not heard from him, and the last known date of contact was December 10, 2018. Standing at an impressive six feet nine inches tall and weighing around 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, Melvin was a noticeable figure. However, his life in Phoenix was a transient one, and he was known to be among the city's homeless population, which made maintaining consistent communication a challenge. The weeks following that last point of contact stretched into months, and the silence from Melvin became increasingly alarming for his family. While it might not have been unusual to go for periods without hearing from him due to his transient lifestyle, this extended absence felt different. The growing concern for his well-being eventually prompted his family to take official action. On July 23, 2019, they filed a missing person report with the Phoenix Police Department, formally setting in motion an investigation into his whereabouts. The circumstances of Melvin's disappearance are centered on this loss of contact. With no specific last-seen location other than the general Phoenix area and no details about the clothing he was wearing or any personal items he might have had with him, investigators had little to go on. The case is an overview of a vulnerable person who seemingly vanished. The core of the investigation remains the family's report, born from a prolonged and worrying silence that left them fearing for his safety. To this day, the question of what happened to Melvin Thompson after December 10, 2018, remains unanswered.

Dec 10, 2018

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

No

118391

Phoenix Police Department

Phoenix

Arizona

Maricopa County

85004

Daniel Nonnemacher

Detective

2120 North Central Avenue, Arizona

6022626151

Local

Law Enforcement

201900001258440

2019-07-23

Phoenix Police Department

4706

Black

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026