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Joseph Hand Missing Person Case

Last seen in Louisville, Kentucky on Mar 03, 2017

Victim Details

Aug 31, 2020

May 04, 2024

Joseph

Hand

40

31

72 inches

190 lbs

195 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 03, 2017

Louisville

Kentucky

Jefferson County

40202

No

90677

Louisville Metro Police Department

Louisville

Kentucky

Jefferson County

40203

Bill Clark

Missing Person Detective

701 West Ormsby Avenue, Kentucky

5025747111

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.louisville-police.org/

80-18-014758

2018-02-26

Louisville Metro Police Department

8322

Unknown

Hazel

Hazel

07/14/2026


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In the spring of 2017, Joseph Zachary Hand, a 31-year-old man, vanished from downtown Louisville, Kentucky. He was last seen on March 3, 2017, shortly after his release from Louisville Metro Corrections. Following his disappearance, there was an extended period of silence. It wasn't until a year had passed with no contact that his mother took the official step of filing a missing persons report with the Louisville Metro Police Department. At the time he went missing, Hand was described as a ...
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Last Seen: Mar 03, 2017

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP73121 | NamUs
  • Joseph Zachary Hand | Missing Person - CrimeTea

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