CA CA - John Lawrence McMeel, 31, Burlingame, 14 Nov 1997

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John Lawrence McMeel

John Lawrence McMeel
MISSING SINCE: 11/14/1997
SEX: Male
DOB: 07/18/1966
RACE: White
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
EYES: Blue
WEIGHT: 190 lbs.
HAIR: Black
SCARS/MARKS/TATTOO: Scar on chest.
DENTAL X-RAYS AVAILABLE: No

John McMeel was last seen on November 14, 1997.

Contact
AGENCY: Burlingame Police Department
PHONE NUMBER: (650) 777-4100
CASE NUMBER: 9800045

 

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John Lawrence McMeel – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 11/14/1997
• Missing From Burlingame, California
• Classification Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 07/18/1966 (54)
• Age 31 years old
• Height and Weight 6'1, 190 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics - Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, blue eyes. McMeel has a scar on his chest extending from his collarbone to his navel, the result of a severe childhood burn. He has a thick Irish accent. Some agencies spell his middle name "Laurence."

Details of Disappearance
McMeel was last seen in Burlingame, California on November 14, 1997. He had left his native Ireland in 1996 to travel the world. He arrived in the San Francisco Bay area in March 1997.

McMeel kept in contact with his sister in Massachusetts on a regular basis and she sent him money. All contact between them ceased in November 1997. She reported him missing the following year.

There's been no indication of McMeel's whereabouts since 1997. Few details are available in his case.

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Circumstances of Disappearance - In May 1996, John McMeel left his home of Monaghan, Ireland and made his way to the San Francisco Bay Area in March 1997. He kept in contact with his sister who resided in Boston, Massachusetts and she would occasionally wire him money. The wire transactions were centered in the Bay Area. All contact between them ceased in November 1997. After not hearing from her brother for some time, she filed a missing persons report in early 1998. John has not once contacted his family or friends, either domestically or back in Ireland.

 

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