Missing
John E. Warren
Warren, approximately 1983
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/07/1983
Missing location (approx) :
Toms River, New Jersey
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 69 years old
Height / Weight : Unknown
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Sneakers.
Medical conditions : Warren had an arthritic hip in 1983.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Warren was last seen in Toms River, New Jersey on August 7, 1983. He told his wife he was going for his a walk through the woods to Ocean City College and would be back in about an hour. His wife of 47 years suggested he drive instead, but he said he wanted to walk. A security guard saw him on College Drive at 9:15 a.m., and he spoke to a jogger on Brokaw Boulevard at 9:50 a.m. He never returned from his walk and has never been heard from again.
Warren's wife became alarmed when he missed a 10:00 a.m. pool party and notified police of his disappearance at 11:00 a.m. Tracker dogs tEthnicity : d Warren's scent to a pond off Hooper Avenue, then along the edge of a wooded area and roadway, but they lost the scent about a mile from Ocean City College. His wife found two sets of sneaker prints on the path he would have taken; one set lead towards the college and the other, back towards their home.
Warren had retired from his position as an associate professor of engineering at Ocean County College two months prior to his disappearance. Prior to his employment at the college, he had worked as an engineer for Nash Controls and designed some machines used in military weaponry. There was speculation that this work had led to his disappearance, but investigators found no evidence to support this theory.
Authorities believe Warren disappeared under suspicious circumstances. He had been married for 47 years at the time of his disappearance, and his wife stated he would always tell someone if he thought he was going to be late. He was a very athletic man and a regular jogger until arthritis in his hip forced him to curtail his exercise regime. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Toms River Police Department
732-349-0150
September 2021 updates and sources
The Asbury Park Press
The Viking News
October 12, 2004. October 7, 2015; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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