KS KS- Gale Ralph Keilman, 56, Peabody, 17 Aug 2015

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5808DMKS - Gale Ralph Keilman

Name: Gale Ralph Keilman
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 17, 2015
Location Last Seen: Peabody, Marion County, Kansas

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Circa 1959
Age: 56 years old
Race: White / Caucasian
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" - 5'7"
Weight: 135 - 145 lbs
Hair Color: Brown. Receding hair line (balding with longer hair in back); Scar on top of head..
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: "Ralph"
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Deformity: Paralyzed right hand/arm. Fingers curl inward, hard for him to straighten fingers.. Scar/mark: Scar on top of head. Scars on backs of legs, from skin grafting.. Other distinctive physical characteristic: Drools, may hold a rag to his mouth.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Black coat and black shorts
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Disappeared from Peabody Health & Rehab Center, in Peabody, KS. Ralph is unable to speak, but can 'scribble' out messages. Ralph is mute but is not deaf and often communicates using sign language. He has a mental illness, and may appear 'out of it', scared, etc, due to no longer being on medication.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Peabody Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Bruce Burke, Chief
Agency Phone Number: 6209832133
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 15-183

NamUs Case Number: 30141
NCIC Case Number: M312780530

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
KBS

Admin Notes​

Added: 06/24/2022; Last Updated: 07-23-2022 - By: Admin

 

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Gale Ralph Keilman – The Charley Project

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Keilman, circa 2015

• Missing Since 08/17/2015
• Missing From Peabody, Kansas
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Age 56 years old
• Height and Weight 5'6 - 5'7, 135 - 145 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black coat and black shorts.
• Medical Conditions Keilman is mute, but not deaf, and communicates using sign language and writing. He developed severe schizophrenia after he was in a high-voltage electrocution accident in 1980, and he was left partially paralyzed from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1983. He needs medication which he doesn't have him; without it he may become disoriented and frightened.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Keilman goes by his middle name, Ralph. He has scars on the backs of his legs from skin grafting, and a scar on the top of his head. His right hand and arm are paralyzed and as a result his right fingers curl inward; it's hard for him to straighten them. He drools and may hold a rag to his mouth to catch it.

Details of Disappearance​

Keilman was last seen at the Peabody Health and Rehabilitation facility where he lived in Peabody, Kansas on August 17, 2015. He apparently climbed the tall wooden fence surrounding the patio and left the property shortly before 10:30 p.m. Someone saw him leave and told the staff, who called the police a few minutes later. Keilman has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case.

Investigating Agency​

• Peabody Police Department 620-983-2133

Source Information​

• NamUs
• The Hillsboro Free Press
• The Hillsboro Star-Journal
• The Peabody Gazette-Bulletin

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated January 24, 2021; medical conditions and details of disappearance updated.

 

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Sept 14, 2016 article

Still missing a year later | Peabody Gazette-Bulletin | Sept. 15, 2016 ()

peabodykansas.com

August 25, 2015

Search for missing Peabody man remains open

The search for a 57-year-old Peabody man missing from Peabody Health and Rehabilitation continues, but local authorities said a broader search in the county ended last week. Posters identifying Gale (Ralph) Keilman were posted in many storefronts throughout the county after he went missing Aug. 1

www.hillsborofreepress.com