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Missing Wallace Tolar Gerrald 
Gerrald, approximately 2015 Date reported missing : 10/20/2015 Missing location (approx) : Palatka, Florida Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 06/29/1930 (91) Age at the time of disappearance: 85 years old Height / Weight : 5'11, 165 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A plaid shirt, khaki pants and a baseball cap. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, blue eyes. Gerrald has had surgery on both hips, as well as knee surgery, prostate surgery and open-heart surgery. He has hardware installed in his hip. His nickname is Buster. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Gerrald was last seen in Palatka, Florida at 12:00 p.m. on October 20, 2015. He traveled from Galivants Ferry, South Carolina to Palatka to get some legal documents and was supposed to return to South Carolina later that day. He has never been heard from again. Gerrald was driving a white 2013 Ford F-150 pickup truck with a dented tailgate when he disappeared; the South Carolina license plate number was DEQ188 and the VIN number was 1FTMF1CM1DFB14841. The vehicle was not located until January 2019, over three years after his disappearance; it was found deep in the woods at the dead end of Rosemary Hill Road in Green Cove Springs, Florida. It appeared to have been there for years, but was was undamAge at the time of disappearance: d. Authorities believe it was driven onto the property and became stuck before being abandoned. An extensive search of the area where Gerrald's truck was found turned up no sign of him. His case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Palatka Police Department 386-329-0115 Putnam County Sheriff's Office 386-329-0801 September 2021 updates and sources Florida Department of Law Enforcement A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. First Coast News October 12, 2004. February 19, 2020; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |