FL FL - Joseph Taylor Beatty, 48, Orlando, 3 Dec 1997

[TheArtfulDetective]

Joseph Taylor Beatty



Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: December 03, 1997
Location Last Seen: Orlando, Orange County, Florida

Description:

• Date of Birth: September 4, 1949
• Age: 48 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 8" (68 inches)
• Weight: 195 lbs.
• Hair Color: Graying
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Fingers amputated from left hand. Wears eyeglasses.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Prescription eyeglasses.
• Identifiers: Unavailable

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Beatty was last seen in Orlando, Florida on December 3, 1997. He has never been heard from again. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are unclear (S112B0L030) and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Orange County Sheriff's Office: (407) 254-7200; (407) 254-7012
  Reference Case#: 97432823

NamUs Case Number: MP3195
NCIC Case Number: Unavailable

4568DMFL - Joseph Taylor Beatty
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[HopeRains]

It seems to me as this may be the same person, and if so, then he went missing along with his plane.

A memorial service notification in The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec 97, pg 32

 

[HopeRains]

Again, from newspapers.com and The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec 97, pg 41. It sounds as if they (he and Kevin Williams according to the article) last had electronic contact with authorities in Mississippi, where they had come upon bad weather.