MA MA - Jianhua Wu, 39, Waltham, 22 July 2002

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP60961
Jianhua Wu

Male, Asian
Height 5' 6" (66 Inches)
Weight 101 lbs

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact July 26, 2002
NamUs Case Created October 17, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Middlesex County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Jianhua Wu called in sick to work on 07/22/02 to his work place in Waltham, MA.
Co-workers called on 07/26/02 for a well being check when they did not hear from him. His vehicle was at the apartment. Police checked the residence, but he was not located there. Missing person report filed on 08/06/02 when he had not been seen in 2 weeks. Never heard from again.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Maccoombs]

I found this thread from the family. I don't understand why more hasn't been done.
Google Translate

 

[Nate_Bro]

I do wonder if he just lost his mind and wandered away. I've always considered it possible that this is him.

TxDPS Missing and Unidentified Persons Online Bulletin

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[shehangsbrightly]

I did find a little more information on him. His DOB is 3 August 1962. Besides Massachusetts, he appears to have ties to Los Angeles - it appears that he lived there in the 1990s (1992-1998). Maybe he had family in Los Angeles?

 

[Pennysmom1]

Added 8/11/24

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=6350dmma

 

[Pennysmom1]

The Disappearance of Jianhua Wu - Disappeared

39 year old Juanhua Wu was last seen in Waltham, Massachusetts on July 22, 2002. He disappeared after calling in sick to work, and

disappearedblog.com

<<On July 22, 2022, Jianhua Wu called in sick to his workplace at Boston Genome Therapeutics Corporation located in Waltham, Massachusetts.>>

 

[aurycore]

I feel like he did something similar to Johatsu---Although it's a japanese term, its a phenomenon as to where people choose to disappear from the public eye and can establish lives without a trace. I have a feeling this could be the case for him, since with Johatsu, you have to essentially leave everything behind from your past life in order to start anew.

 

[JSolt1210]

At first I thought the huge time gap between when Jianhua called out sick, and when his co-workers requested the wellness check was because of an intervening weekend.

But no, in 2002, July 22 was a Monday, and July 26 was a Friday—literally the start and end of the work week.

So why did his co-workers wait so long? Did Jianhua just say he was really sick and would be out a few days? Did he work part-time and simply wasn't scheduled in the intervening days, so work would have no reason to expect him?

I just get the feeling Jianhua called out in order to stall for time. But maybe knowing more about his work situation would bring more clarity.