AZ AZ- Wilbert Martin, 32, Klagetoh, 2 Nov 2004

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<<Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias Woe-Vie, Woo-Bert, Woo-Bert, Boob's like Woob's.>>

Wilbert Martin

Wilbert Martin went missing on November 2, 2004, and was last seen in Klagetoh, AZ.

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Wilbert Martin – The Charley Project

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Martin, circa 2004

• Missing Since 11/02/2004
• Missing From Klagetoh, Arizona
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Native American
• Date of Birth 02/23/1972 (52)
• Age 32 years old
• Height and Weight 5'4 - 5'5, 130 - 140 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description Unknown, but he usually wears a baseball cap and may wear a crucifix necklace.
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• Medical Conditions Martin is mentally disabled and may not remember his identity or how to get home.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Native American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Martin's nicknames are Woe-Vie and Woo-Bert. He normally keeps his hair tied back in a ponytail. He is both farsighted and nearsighted and needs glasses, but doesn't wear them. He may have sparse hair on his chin and his nails may be long and untrimmed. He limps and may walk with a bounce, his shoulders hunched forward. Martin previously broke his jaw and has screws or pins inserted in both sides, which makes his jaw appear enlarged. He also has screws or pins inserted in his right knee, and he may have a metal plate in his head. He has a tattoo of a low-rider girl with a cholo hat on his upper arm; the tattoo is an outline and shows only her facial profile and upper chest, with large breasts. He has a two-and-a-half-inch surgical scar extending up from navel from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, dark-colored sunburn scarring on his right hand and forearm, a scar from the front of his hairline to the back of his head from being hit by a shovel, a horizontal scar at his hairline from being hit by a vehicle, and a broken nose. His right ankle is weakened from the vehicular accident and he wears an Ace bandage on it. Wilbert is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.

Details of Disappearance​

Martin was last seen in Klagetoh, Arizona on November 2, 2004. He ran away from his mother's home sometime between 9:30 and 11:00 p.m. and has never been heard from again. He didn't have a vehicle at the time of his disappearance, but it's possible he caught a ride from a passing motorist.


Martin's family believes he may be in a psychiatric hospital in Arizona or New Mexico. He graduated from Fort Wingate High School in 1992 and previously worked for Labor Express in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Few details are available in his case.

 

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Wilbert Martin, Missing from Arizona since 2004.

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<<Wilbert was 32 years old when he was last seen alive in Klagetoh, Arizona on November 2nd, 2004. He ran away from his mother's home between 9:30 pm and 11:00 pm that evening and has not been heard from since. He did not have means for transportation at the time but possibly caught a ride with a passing motorist. Martin's family believes that he may be in a psychiatric hospital in either Arizona or New Mexico. He is a 1992 graduate of Wingate High School and worked previously for Labor Express in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wilbert suffers from an undisclosed disability and may struggle to remember where he lives or his identity. Wilbert remains missing..

DOB: Unknown, circa 1972
Description: Wilbert was between 5'4 and 5'5 and between 130 and 140 pounds at the time of his disappearance. He has brown eyes and is both near and farsighted and requires glasses but does not wear them. He may have sparse hair on his chin and long, unkempt nails. He walks with a limp and bounce with his shoulders hunched forward. Martin's jaw was broken earlier in his life and he has screws and pins inserted into either side which make his jaw appear enlarged. He also has screws and pins in his right knee, and a metal plate in his skull. He has a two-and-a-half inch surgical scar on his abdomen coming up from his navel from a prior self-inflicted gunshot wound. He has dark-colored sunburn scarring on his right hand a forearm, a scar on his front hairline and back of his head from being hit with a shovel, a horizontal scar on his hairline from being hit by a vehicle, and a broken nose. He has a weak right ankle from a cart accident that he frequently wears an ace bandage on. He has black/brown hair that he usually wears in a pony tail or under a baseball cap. He has a few chest hairs, full arm hair, but otherwise no body hair. He liked wearing a cross necklace but may not have had it on when he vanished.

Tribal Information: Unknown>>

 

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Thank you for posting this one. I always come back to Wilbert to see if he has been found; something about him and his case just sticks in my mind. With all of the medical hardware, you would assume that if he was unfortunately found deceased, it would be an obvious match.

The only unidentified person that might be somewhat close that I can find is the one below; a cranium with vertebrae was discovered by a rancher in 2014. Prior head surgery and surgical hardware is noted. It also mentions that the “scalp had a large curvilinear scar” (but the remains are skeletal so whether it means it appears there would have been one in life). A cap was also found with the body. That being said, the PMI is off by at least 4 years.

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Maybe, like his family believes, he truly is alive somewhere. I would also like to think that way and, if it is true, I hope he is well.

 

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