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Joseph Clarence Wilma Jr., age 52, was last seen on August 26, 2005, in Covelo, California, while visiting his property in Mendocino County with a companion, Michael Desmet. The two men were last seen driving Wilma's 1998 maroon Toyota pickup truck, reportedly heading towards the China Creek area in southern Humboldt County. Both men disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and their families reported them missing on September 2, 2005.
Authorities later discovered that prior to their ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 02, 2005
Authorities later discovered that prior to their ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 02, 2005
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Jul 15, 2024
Joseph
Wilma, Jr.
71
52
73 inches
220 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Sep 02, 2005
China Creek
California
Humboldt County
No
168
107928
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office
Eureka
California
Humboldt County
95501
Scott Hicks
Sheriff's Investigator
826 4th Street, California
7074457251
County
Law Enforcement
200505727
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office
6623
Brown
Hazel
Hazel
11/23/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Hey everyone, I've been thinking about the disappearance of Joseph Clarence Wilma Jr. and Michael De... ...Read More
11/11/2024
11/11/2024
Does anyone else find it peculiar how the timing of Joseph Wilma and Michael Desmet's disappearance ... ...Read More
09/04/2024
09/04/2024
I’ve been closely following the case of Joseph Clarence Wilma Jr. and Michael Desmet, and I can’... ...Read More
12/01/2023
12/01/2023
