IA IA - Christian Daniel Balke-Thompson, 26, Rockwell City, Calhoun Cty, 3 May 2020

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Christian Daniel Balke-Thompson, 26, is a white male, 6 feet, 1 inch tall, 180 pounds, with light brown hair, hazel eyes and wears eye glasses. Balke-Thompson has several tattoos, including bats on his right arm, a bullet on the side of his neck and his mother Michelle’s name on his left forearm. He also goes by “B-T.”

Balke-Thompson is currently listed as a missing person and law enforcement is actively working the case, Special Agent Ray Fiedler, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, said.

“We’re just continuing running down leads and really don’t know if he left on his own,” he said. “I can’t say there was foul play, I can’t say he left on his own, I just don’t know.”

Fiedler said the DCI can’t give out much information on whether Balke-Thompson is believed to have any personal items or a vehicle with him, as it could hinder the investigation.

“There are certain things that we’re looking at, but I don’t want to give that out because only certain people would know that,” he said.

Michelle Balke, Balke-Thompson’s mother, said she last saw her son on April 29 for his son’s birthday party. Balke-Thompson has two young sons at home.
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“He wanted to talk to me, we didn’t get to talk that night,” she said. “Then on Saturday, when I tried to call and text him, his phone was off, so I just thought it was off or dead and didn’t think much of it.”

“I just think somebody had to have seen something and if they’re his so-called friends, I don’t know why they wouldn’t help,” she said. “Why wouldn’t you help somebody come home to their children and their mother, whether it gets you in trouble or not? It’s just unbelievable.”

“We all want him to come home no matter what, it doesn’t matter what happened,” she said. “We just want him to come home. His boys miss him, his whole family misses him, everybody.”

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Balke-Thompson is asked to call the Calhoun County Law Enforcement Center at 712-297-7583, or the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office at 712-792-4393.
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Missing Persons
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If you have information regarding the disappearance of this individual, please contact: the Missing Person Information Clearinghouse Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation 1-800-346-5507.

If you recognize this missing person, DO NOT TAKE ANY ACTION YOURSELF.
Get as much information as you can (e.g. license number of a vehicle, exact location of sighting, activities individual involved in) and then call the number(s) listed above.

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This sounds like family and LE already know who they are looking at if foul play is suspected...
This feels like a murder, not a runaway, accident, suicide. Feels like LE knows violence was at play.
What a cold cruel world it can be. Wishing for a positive outcome for the sake of those little children, but my intuition says he is no longer with us.


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Missing man’s car found in shed fire near Carroll

Law-enforcement officers recovered what they believe to be “debris” of the car that was owned by Christian Balke-Thompson, 26, who was reported missing to the Rockwell City Police Department on May 3.


Further information about the incident is being withheld until an investigation is complete.

Balke-Thompson is still listed as a missing person by the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
 
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Missing Persons

Name: Christian D Balke-thompson
Age At Report: 26
Age Now: 26
Weight: 240 lbs.
Height: 6'01"
Race: White
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
Sex: Male
Incident Type: Other adult missing

Christian Balke-thompson was reported missing to the Rockwell City PD, in Rockell City on May 03, 2020.

If you have information regarding the disappearance of this individual, please contact: the Missing Person Information Clearinghouse Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation 1-800-346-5507.

If you recognize this missing person, DO NOT TAKE ANY ACTION YOURSELF.
Get as much information as you can (e.g. license number of a vehicle, exact location of sighting, activities individual involved in) and then call the number(s) listed above.
 
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IDPS Is Looking for Missing Persons
November 14, 2020
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The Iowa Department of Public Safety needs your help in locating these missing individuals. This is not an Amber Alert, but merely the most recent cases of missing persons reported to the department.

Christian Balke-Thompson was reported missing to the Rockwell City PD, in Rockell City on May 03, 2020.
 
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‘Someone knows something’
MAY 15, 2021
SBM

It’s been an entire year since M. B. has heard her oldest son’s voice, but every day still feels like that first day she reported him missing to the Rockwell City Police Department. [snip] DCI has been keeping in touch with the family over the past year, but they haven’t received any new information either. [snip] Anyone with information about Balke-Thompson’s whereabouts are encouraged to call the Missing Person Information Clearinghouse of the Iowa DCI at 1-800-346-5507.
 
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Still missing
 
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Christian Daniel Balke-Thompson – The Charley Project

February 16, 2022; casefile added.

Christian Daniel Balke-Thompson
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Balke-Thompson, circa 2020; Balke-Thompson's tattoo


Details of Disappearance
Balke-Thompson was last seen in Rockwell, Iowa on May 3, 2020. The woman he was dating drove from his Rockwell home to a farm in Carroll, Iowa. He has never been heard from again. Shortly after 9:00 p.m. the next day, his vehicle was found abandoned and burned in a shed in the 22300 block of 150th Street, about five miles north of Carroll.

Balke-Thompson left behind two young sons. Few details are available in his case.
 
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Christian Daniel Balke-Thompson – The Charley Project

February 16, 2022; casefile added.

Christian Daniel Balke-Thompson
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Balke-Thompson, circa 2020; Balke-Thompson's tattoo


Details of Disappearance
Balke-Thompson was last seen in Rockwell, Iowa on May 3, 2020. The woman he was dating drove from his Rockwell home to a farm in Carroll, Iowa. He has never been heard from again. Shortly after 9:00 p.m. the next day, his vehicle was found abandoned and burned in a shed in the 22300 block of 150th Street, about five miles north of Carroll.

Balke-Thompson left behind two young sons. Few details are available in his case.
Odd that he is listed at 6'1 240 here but 6'1 180 elsewhere. Big difference between those two weights.
 

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