Missing
Thomas Wilson Borum
Borum, approximately 2000
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/03/2000
Missing location (approx) :
Somerset, Maryland
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 87 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 151 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Pajamas.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Borum resided at the Manokin Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Somerset, Maryland at the time of his disappearance. He was last seen there at approximately midnight on January 3, 2000. At 2:00 a.m. he was discovered Missing location (approx) : his room. A witness observed him at Mount Vernon Road and Route 13 near the nursing home at 2:30 a.m. Borum has never been heard from again. Extensive searches failed to locate him.
Borum was not dressed appropriately for the cold weather and it is believed that he may have died of exposure. There is no evidence that he is alive: he had not contacted loved ones, and there has been no activity on his health care plan and his financial accounts since his disappearance. His remains have never been located, however, and his case remains unsolved. He was declared legally dead in August 2000.
Other information and links : ncy
Maryland State Police
410-290-0050
September 2021 updates and sources
Maryland Department of State Police
The Daily Times
October 12, 2004. September 7, 2007; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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