KS KS- Andreas Marts, 25, Leavenworth, 16 July 2010

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5384DMKS - Andreas Marts

Name: Andreas Marts
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 16, 2010
Location Last Seen: Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: c. 1985
Age: 25 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" to 6'2"
Weight: 150 to 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Schizophrenia; Parry Romberg Syndrome which resulted in multiple reconstructive surgeries on his face and mouth. Due to surgeries there may be extensive or abnormal hardware or wiring on the lower and possibly upper jaw as well as other possible facial deformities. Dental anomalies and dental hardware may be present as well although reconstruction attempted repair.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Marts suffers from Schizophrenia and was recently released from the hospital. He was very agitated at the time of his disappearance and was delusional. He had begun speaking to family members and friends about cleansing himself in the River of God.

His car, shoes, and wallet were found near the Riverfront Park boat ramp in Leavenworth.

At the time of Andreas' disappearance the Missouri River was at its highest in decades and had washed away several encampments and killed dozens.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Leavenworth Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Matthew Nickel
Agency Phone Number: 913-758-2936
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 10-12001

NamUs Case Number: 23328
NCIC Case Number: Unknown

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
KBI

Admin Notes​

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11-13-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr

 

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Andreas Marts – The Charley Project

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Marts, circa 2002

• Missing Since 07/16/2010
• Missing From Leavenworth, Kansas
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Age 25 years old
• Height and Weight 5'10 - 6'2, 150 - 170 pounds
• Medical Conditions Marts suffers from schizophrenia and had been released from the hospital shortly before his disappearance. He was agitated and delusional at the time he went missing. Marts also has Parry-Romberg Syndrome, a rare disease that causes progressive shrinkage and degeneration of the tissues beneath the skin on one side of the face. He has undergone multiple reconstructive surgeries as a result of the condition.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Marts may have surgical screws and hardware, wires and bone fasteners on his upper and lower jaws, as well as dental anomalies, and his face may appear deformed.

Details of Disappearance​

Marts was last seen in Leavenworth, Kansas on July 16, 2010. He was very agitated and told his loved ones he was going to cleanse himself in the river for God. His car, shoes and wallet were later found near the boat ramp at Riverfront Park in Leavenworth; he has never been heard from again.

At the time of his disappearance, the Missouri River, which runs through the city, was higher than it had been in decades. The flooding ultimately killed dozens of people. Because of the circumstances of his case, authorities believe Marts is deceased.

Investigating Agency​

• Leavenworth Police Department 913-758-2942

Source Information​

• NamUs
• The Wichita Eagle
• The Leavenworth Times
• Kansas Bureau of Investigation

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated March 7, 2016; casefile added

 

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Oct 18, 2010 story

Family, friends hold vigil for missing man

After Andreas Marts was reported missing in July, police found the Leavenworth man’s car by the boat ramp at Riverfront Park. It appeared Marts may have jumped into the Missouri River, but his body n…

www.hollandsentinel.com

After Andreas Marts was reported missing in July, police found the Leavenworth man’s car by the boat ramp at Riverfront Park. It appeared Marts may have jumped into the Missouri River, but his body never has been found.

Friends and family of Marts, 25, gathered near the boat ramp Sunday for a candlelight vigil.

“We’re all better people because we knew Andreas,” said the Rev. Sam Sanford.

Sanford is the pastor at Rock of Ages Chapel, which Marts attended. Sanford also knew Marts through the minister’s work as a chaplain at the Eisenhower VA Medical Center.

Kristie Hopkins, who also attends Rock of Ages, said she’d suggested having the vigil because Marts’ friends never had any kind of closure. She said the event was a way of recognizing him wherever he is.

“He was an amazing big brother,” said Marts’ sister, Carolina.

She said her brother always wanted to help people any way he could.

“He was a day maker,” Sanford said. “He liked to come around and make people’s day.”

Sanford told those gathered to never take any day for granted.