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Joseph Gries Missing Person Case

Last seen in Armstrong, Iowa on May 22, 2020

Victim Details

Apr 08, 2021

Apr 12, 2021

Joseph

Gries

58

52

67 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 22, 2020

Armstrong

Iowa

Emmet County

50514

No

102915

Emmet County Sheriff's Office

Estherville

Iowa

Emmet County

51334

609 1st Avenue Northeast, Iowa

7123622639

County

Law Enforcement

022698

Emmet County Sheriff's Office

6239

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/16/2026


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Joseph Robert Gries, a 52-year-old man from rural Armstrong, Iowa, has been missing since May 22, 2020. The last known contact with him was a phone conversation he had with a family member on that day. Later on May 22, concerned family members reported him missing to the Emmet County Sheriff's Office, prompting an investigation into his disappearance. At the time he went missing, authorities stated that foul play was not suspected.

Upon receiving the report, the Emmet County Sherif ...
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