CA CA or KA - Benjamin Middleton Wyatt, 38 L.A. 28 Apr 2012

[Melt71]

Benjamin Wyatt is an Australian tourist in the US who was last seen in Coffey, KA. He is believed to have taken the first leg of his San Francisc-Sydney flight but did not take his connecting flight in LA. He is not in Namus but is on the official Australian Federal Police MP site which is linked below.

** This is NOT the same Ben Wyatt, subject of many Australian and UK media articles in 2017 (that Ben Wyatt was a British tourist who went missing in Australia & was later located safe).

Benjamin Middleton Wyatt departed Australia for the United States of America on 8 April 2012. It appears he left San Francisco for Sydney on 28 April 2012, however he did not board his connecting flight in Los Angeles.

Benjamin has not been seen or heard from since and there are concerns for his safety and welfare. His lack of contact with family and friends is considered out of character.

www.missingpersons.gov.au/search/australian-missing-overseas/benjamin-middleton-wyatt

 

[Melt71]

Interpol Yellow Notice ('yellow notice' is an Interpol Missing Persons bulletin)

www.interpol.int/How-we-work/Notices/Yellow-Notices/View-Yellow-Notices?fbclid=IwY2xjawIQZCxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZKBg2_BxsiOCx792Jr6WJYVqBihk3G8ERi0uPt7-RtIy6a3Vz8hS6kH1w_aem_4plo1kC8vSQFcXrL844kFQ#2013-23382

Note the Yellow Notice says Mr Wyatt was missing from South Australia; it's a bit confusing but that means he is originally from South Australia and was expected to return there but did not arrive, so he is missing from his place of expected arrival.

 

[Nate_Bro]

Comparison: Benjamin Middleton Wyatt and Oakland John Doe UP11072

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

	UP11072 (Oakland JD)	Benjamin Wyatt
Found/Last seen	June 22, 2012	April 28, 2012
Age	Est. 20–45	38
Height	Est. 5'8"–6'1"	6'3" (slim)
Hair	Black, short	Dark brown, short
Race	Uncertain (decomposed)	White Australian
Location	Oakland, CA	Last seen LAX area
NamUs	UP11072	Never entered

Key points:

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• 8 week gap between Wyatt vanishing and the JD being found — consistent with condition of remains
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• The Australian report says Wyatt "appears" to have taken his SF flight — if unconfirmed, his last known location may actually be the SF/Oakland area, not LA
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• Race, height and weight on the JD are all estimated from degraded remains — none are hard excludes
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• Interpol Yellow Notice exists (2013-23382) but apparently never crossed with this case
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• Facial reconstruction shows comparable eye shape and nose — the broader face likely reflects artistic fill and race-hedging by the artist