IA IA - Paul Joseph Knockel, 53, Dubuque, 26 Nov 1990

[TheArtfulDetective]

Paul Joseph Knockel



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: November 26, 1990
Location Last Seen: Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa

Description:​

• Date of Birth: October 26, 1937
• Age: 53
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5'10" (70 inches)
• Weight: 265 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses. Surgical scars on right leg and has previously sustained severe breaks to lower right leg and ankle.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Metal-rimmed eyeglasses.
• Identifiers: Complete set of dentures.
• Other: Medical - Knockel is mildly mentally disabled and requires assistance with certain aspects in his life.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Knockel was reported missing to police in Dubuque, Iowa on November 26, 1990 after he failed to show up for work and Thanksgiving dinner with his family. He has never been heard from again. His wallet, watch, and shoes were left behind at his residence in the 2100 block of Washington Street but his maroon two-door 1981 Mercury Zephyr with the Iowa license plate number NBL923 was missing.

Despite searches conducted by police, both Knockel and his vehicle have never been located. His loved ones believe he would have never left on his own accord. Few details are available regarding his disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Dubuque Police Department (563) 589-4411
  Reference Case#: 90-31654

• Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse: (515) 725-6036; [email protected]
  Reference Case#: N/A

NamUs Case Number: MP17057
NCIC Case Number: M-460734448

237DMIA - Paul Joseph Knockel
Paul Joseph Knockel – The Charley Project
Missing Person / NamUs #MP17057

 

[Pennysmom1]

Paul Knockel

Paul Joseph Knockel, 53, went missing from Dubuque, Iowa, on November 26, 1990. He has never been seen nor heard from since then.

iowacoldcases.org

Paul Knockel (Courtesy WHO-TV)

Paul Joseph Knockel​

Missing Person​

Name: Paul Joseph Knockel
Age at Report: 53
DOB: October 26, 1937
Weight: 265 lbs.
Height: 5′ 10″
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Incident Type: Endangered / physical
Missing From: 2105 Washington St. Dubuque

Case Number: 90-31654
NCIC Number: M-460734448
NamUs MP # 27736
Missing Since: November 26, 1990


Paul Joseph Knockel, 53, was reported missing to the Dubuque Police Department in Dubuque, Iowa, on Monday, November 26, 1990.

Dubuque County in Iowa

Dubuque in Dubuque County
In November 1990, the Dubuque Telegraph Herald reported that Knockel last had contact with family members on Monday, November 12, and that Knockel’s car was last seen by a family member the morning of November 13, parked along U.S. Route 151 less than one mile east of the Dubuque-Wisconsin bridge near the “Welcome to Wisconsin” sign on the roadway’s south side.

Knockel, a lifelong bachelor with no children, missed his usual Thanksgiving dinner with relatives and they reported him missing the following Monday after he failed to show up at a job at the Swiss Colony mail order gift warehouse in Monroe, Wisconsin, Dubuque police told the Telegraph Herald. Police also said Knockel was last seen Friday, November 17, driving along a highway in Grant County, Wisconsin.

The exact date of Knockel’s official disappearance is unknown.

 

[spartanx]

I have the impression that this gentleman of suicide... perhaps he felt alone, he had depression... he was happy on the outside but inside he was bad, devastated, he thought all day... ailments come with age, perhaps he regretted being single or not having children... maybe someone thought he had money, kidnapped him and murdered him for resisting...
either way
rest in peace

 

[imstilla.grandma]

In a news release, the Dubuque Police Department said the vehicle was found near the Hawthorne Boat Ramp, by a marine services company dredging in the area.

The 1981 Mercury Zephyr was found to belong to Paul Knockel. Knockel, 53 at the time, was reported missing in Dubuque on Nov. 25, 1990. The case has been open since then.

Police say no human remains were found.

Car pulled from Mississippi River belonged to missing man

A car pulled from the Mississippi River earlier this month has been tied to a thirty-year old missing person case.

www.wvik.org

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Paul Joseph Knockel – The Charley Project

 

[NeverPersonal]

Paul Joseph Knockel: Iowa cold case gets first update in 30 years

A vehicle fished out of the Mississippi River on Iowa's eastern border turned out to be related to a decades-old cold case.

www.kcci.com

i wonder if he or someone else pushed his vehicle in neutral into the water, or perhaps he somehow escaped the vehicle after landing in the water. confusing case.

 

[tarabull]

Car of Iowan missing since 1990 found in the Mississippi River

A car that belongs to Paul Knockel, who was last seen in Dubuque in 1990, was pulled from the Mississippi River this month.

www.desmoinesregister.com