Missing
Joseph Morawski
Morawski, approximately 1999
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/06/1999
Missing location (approx) :
Salem, New Hampshire
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 07/03/1927 (94)
Age at the time of disappearance: 72 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 160 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A red and gray vertically striped flannel shirt, black jeans, dark-colored shoes, a blue baseball cap with a team logo on the front, and a lucky penny pendant on a neck chain. The pendant has Morawski's name and address imprinted on one side.
Medical conditions : Morawski has Alzheimer's Disease and requires medication; he had been displaying symptoms for several years prior to his disappearance. He can write his name and occasionally talk lucidly. Morawski was otherwise healthy at the time he went missing.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Morawski was last seen in the Lawrence Road/Diamond Avenue area of Salem, New Hampshire at 11:00 a.m. on October 6, 1999. He apparently walked out of his Diamond Avenue home while his wife was hanging out wash, and never returned.
The two nights following his disappearance were cold, with temperatures dipping into the thirties, and he could probably not have survived without shelter. He was carrying a wallet with identification when he went missing, and was probably not carrying any money.
Morawski often walked along Route 28 prior to his disappearance. He has hiked to the nearby towns of Methuen, Lawrence, North Salem and Haverhill before. He has previously lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts and Andover, Massachusetts. He frequents McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts franchises.
Morawski wandered away from home at least once before his October 1999 disappearance and was gone for several hours before being brought back by police. He enjoys walking on the streets but not in wooded areas. He was employed by as a mechanic for Process Engineering before his retirement at Age at the time of disappearance: 65.
Foul play is not suspected in Morawski's disappearance, but he is considered to be in danger due to his illness. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Salem Police Department
603-893-1911
September 2021 updates and sources
Salem Police Department
The North Andover Eagle Tribune
October 12, 2004. July 15, 2006; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
