IN IN/KY - Wilbur 'Willy' Pate, 56, Evansville/Owensboro, 14 November 2012

[Cagle]

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/apr/05/kentucky-authorities-seeking-information-missing-m/

OWENSBORO, Ky. — With all leads exhausted, Owensboro Police are hoping the public can provide information to help in the search for a man missing since November.

Police say 56-year-old Wilbur A. "Willy" Pate was last seen leaving the Walmart in Owensboro on Nov. 14. The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports his family last saw him that day and he showed up in video surveillance footage at the store.

Family members reported him missing a week later.

Pate's vehicle was found in the parking lot of the Farmer's Market on Kentucky 405 in Yelvington on Dec. 23.

Officer Michael Hathaway says the Federal Bureau of Investigation was called in to gather any forensic evidence from the vehicle because Pate lived in Indiana, but his car was found in Kentucky.

 

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https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/show/18594

Case Information
Status
Missing
First name
Wilbur
Middle name
Anthony
Last name
Pate
Nickname/Alias
Willie
Date last seen
November 14, 2012 23:00
Date entered
01/03/2013
Age last seen
55 to 60 years old
Age now
57 years old
Race
White
Ethnicity
Other
Sex
Male
Height (inches)
65.0 to 70.0
Weight (pounds)
160.0 to 170.0

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.owensboro.org/police/?p=3590

http://www.owensboro.org/police/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Photo-Spread-PDF1.pdf

 

[Lysistrata]

http://www.missingin.org/reg8093/wilbur_anthony_pate.htm
http://www.jailbase.com/en/arrested/ky-hocj/2012-12-28/kevin-lawrence-fitzgerald-998040238

Kevin Fitzgerald served about 20 yrs in KY for the double murder of a middle-aged couple in my hometown. The motive was supposedly drug-related. The official story never matched the rumors.

 

[los2188]

Wilbur “Willie” Anthony Pate

The ongoing investigation has extended from Kentucky into Indiana and Tennessee, and has involved numerous law enforcement agencies. Detectives are releasing new information they hope will produce more tips from the public.

http://surfky.com/index.php/news/local/daviess/42087-missing-person-case-enters-second-year-

 

[KateB]

Willy has been added here - http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pate_wilbur.html
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: November 14, 2012 from Evansville, Indiana
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age: 55 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5 - 5'10, 160 - 170 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Gray hair, hazel eyes. Pate's nickname is Willie. He wears eyeglasses and has a scar on his left eyebrow.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A dark-colored t-shirt with a left front breast pocket, a lightweight dark-colored jacket and tan pants. The outfit is shown in the picture above.

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[iulia]

Wilbur Pate's disappearance is still a mystery six years later

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Wilbur A. Pate’s disappearance is a mystery still waiting to be solved.

Within weeks of learning about it, investigators at the Owensboro Police Department had enough clues to publicly say they suspected foul play.

When Pate’s Ford Explorer was found abandoned in a remote corner of Daviess County, it appeared police had the break they needed.

Six years later, however, the puzzle pieces are still waiting to be put together.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Wow, no updated information or news stories in five years!

But Doe Network does have a bit of details

5703DMIN - Wilbur Anthony Pate

Pate leaving Wal-Mart; 2004 Ford Escape

Name: Wilbur Anthony Pate
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: November 14, 2012
Location Last Seen: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: February 6, 1956
Age: 56 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5" - 5'10"
Weight: 160 - 170 lbs
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Hazel
Nickname/Alias: Willy/Willie
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on left eyebrow; wears glasses

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: (See 3rd photo) Dark t-shirt with left front breast pocket; dark lightweight jacket; tan pants
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Glasses

Circumstances of Disappearance​

On November 14, 2012, Wilbur, who worked at a Walmart in Owensboro, Kentucky, got off work at 10:00 p.m. and headed home. He was last seen by his roommate at their home in the 300 block of Charmwood Court in Evansville at 11:00 p.m. The roommate told police he saw Wilbur gather his belongings and leave.

On December 19, several items belonging to Wilbur were discovered in the home of the girlfriend of Wilbur's roommate. Among the items discovered was an airline ticket. Wilbur was scheduled to fly from Owensboro to Richmond, Virginia on November 16 for a job interview, but never made the flight.

On December 23, Wilbur's blue Ford Explorer was found abandoned at a corner market on Highway 405 in Yelvington, Kentucky, about 10 miles northwest of Owensboro. Wilbur was known to keep personal items in his vehicle, but the SUV was empty of items when it was discovered.

Foul play is suspected in Wilbur's disappearance.