KY KY- Paul Ward Shrout, 86, Sharpsburg, 4 Jan 1999

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP7921

View NamUs missing person case MP7921 for Paul Ward Shrout missing from Sharpsburg, Kentucky. Date of last contact: Jan 04, 1999. NCMEC case number: --.

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Paul Ward Shrout – The Charley Project

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Shrout, circa 1999

• Missing Since 01/04/1999
• Missing From Sharpsburg, Kentucky
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 01/25/1913 (111)
• Age 85 years old
• Height and Weight 5'9, 170 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue flannel shirt and dark-colored pants.
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• Medical Conditions Shrout was in poor health at the time of his disappearance; he has had three prior heart attacks and two strokes. He has a pacemaker.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Shrout wears eyeglasses.

Details of Disappearance​

Shrout, a widower and a retired mechanic, lived with his son in the 60 block of Forest Avenue in rural Sharpsburg, Kentucky at the time of his disappearance. He was last seen lying in bed at 2:00 p.m. on January 4, 1999. His son left the house to run errands at that time.

At 3:41 p.m., a neighbor noticed Shrout's house was on fire and summoned authorities. The fire department took seventeen hours to fully extinguish the blaze, and the house was almost completely destroyed. The cause of the fire is still undetermined, and no trace of Shrout or his body could be found in the ruins of his home.

After an extensive search of the rubble turned up nothing, and authorities are still not sure whether Shrout was at home when the fire broke out. His poor health limited his mobility, he couldn't drive and nobody saw him leave his house.

Investigators stated it was possible, although unlikely, that the fire could have completely consumed Shrout's remains. He remains listed as a missing person due to the unclear circumstances.

 

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4320DMKY - Paul Ward Shrout

<<Circumstances of Disappearance​

Shrout was last seen alive at approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 4, 1999 at his home in Bath County, KY by a family member. Shout was lying in a bed in his bedroom. He lived at the residence with his son. His son left the home around 2:00 p.m. to go to town to run some errands and buy groceries. He was gone between 90 minutes and two hours and the house was buring when he returned.

A neighbor to Shrout noticed his house was on fire at 3:41 p.m. and called the fire department. After the fire at the home was extinguished, numerous extensive searches of the residence were conducted and the body of Shrout has never been recovered. It is the opinion of investigators that he was not in the home at the time of the fire. However, his health did not permit him to drive. Paul Shrout had a sharp mind, but was in poor health after two strokes and three heart attacks. The cause of the fire was listed as undetermined. He has not been seen nor heard from since.>>