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Missing Richard Earl Trimble 
Trimble, approximately 2007; Joey Dale Ward Date reported missing : 10/08/2007 Missing location (approx) : Wetumpka, Alabama Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Black Age at the time of disappearance: 42 years old Height / Weight : 5'9, 198 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A blue shirt and Nike shorts. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Trimble's nickname is Zero. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Trimble was last seen at his residence in Wetumpka, Alabama at approximately midnight on October 8, 2007. He was accompanied Joey Dale Ward, described as a 27-year-old Caucasian male. A photograph of Ward is posted with this case summary. The men were traveling in a blue and tan 1987 Ford F-150 pickup truck. Trimble has never been heard from again, and Ward disappeared about a week after Trimble did and has yet to be located. Ward has active warrants out for his arrest on charges of burglary and theft. Authorities believe foul play is possible in Trimble's case, as it is uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning. He is a military veteran. He is married, has three children and was unemployed at the time he went missing. His disappearance remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Elmore County Sheriff's Office 334-567-5441 September 2021 updates and sources Alabama Department of Public Safety WFSA 12 News Elmore County Sheriff's Office October 12, 2004. October 5, 2015; picture added. |