Missing
Joseph Muelbl
Muelbl, approximately 2008; Muelbl's tattoo
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/16/2008
Missing location (approx) :
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 01/06/1977 (44)
Age at the time of disappearance: 31 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 180 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Unknown, but he usually wears a baseball cap.
Medical conditions : Muelbl began taking anti-anxiety medication shortly before his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Muelbl has a tattoo of a bulldog on his left arm; a photo of the tattoo is posted with this case summary.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Muelbl was last seen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 16, 2008. He spoke to several loved ones via cellular phone that day and sounded confused and disoriented. The last call was to his mother. He told her he loved her and he was sorry if he had hurt anyone, and then the line went dead.
He has never been heard from again. He was driving a Ford Explorer SUV, which was found abandoned in the parking lot of a Menard's store in Germantown, Wisconsin the day after his disappearance.
Muelbl is missing under suspicious circumstances. He was steadily employed with Kangaroo Brands Inc., was a devoted parent and had no reason to walk out of his life, but he may have had a serious drug problem at the time of his disappearance. He has friends in North Carolina, and he left behind a young child. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Milwaukee Police Department
414-935-7402
September 2021 updates and sources
Wisconsin Clearinghouse Missing and Exploited Children and Adults
San Jose Mercury News
620 WTMJ Newsradio
WTMJ 4
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
October 12, 2004. April 22, 2009; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
