Sadly I agree. I hope he found some kind of shelterThe wind chill here was -30° yesterday, and almost as low today. I'm not optimistic at this point.
I thought he was last seen leaving with family on Tuesday in the am? Poor guy where can he be?Still missing.
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No sign of 72-year-old missing Clermont County man despite numerous searches
CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Despite additional searches, a 72-year-old man with a cognitive disability remains missing in Clermont County.Tommy Mills was replocal12.com
Local 12 learned that police watched 70 hours of video surveillance from a nearby Kroger store. It shows Mills leaving his apartment at 10:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5.
He appeared to be holding things and it was not unusual for him to take items to the dumpster in his parking lot.
Police say search and rescue teams spent considerable time last week searching the landfill but did not find Mills.
Volunteers and law enforcement have also combed the nearby woods and ponds -- and are still searching there.
They are doing a new search Dec 31, 2022 at 9:30 AM starting at Access Church, 1300 OH-125, Amelia, OH 45102.I live in Cincinnati and would also love to help search....are they still accepting volunteers? It's about to get extremely cold so time is of the essence
With all due respect to CSR Chief Shari, I hope he's wrong.DEC 31
CINCINNATI (WXIX) -Recovery efforts are underway as search crews, police, and volunteers search for the body of a missing 72-year-old autistic man from Pierce Township Saturday, according to Cincinnati Search and Recovery Chief Jeff Shari.
Thomas Mills has been missing since the evening of Dec. 6 from the Amelia Court Apartments parking lot on Ohio Pike.
“This is not a rescue mission but a recovery mission. If we find him, he’s going to be passed away,” Shari said.
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Teams now search for body of missing 72-year-old autistic man in Pierce Township
Search crews are now saying that the search is a recovery mission.www.fox19.com
I suppose the police may have other leads if they did see him on CCTV from a store. If they didn't see him though I think ,sadly, Tommy's disappearance will never be solved. If he isn't found in the area he always sticks to then foul play is the obvious answer. Somebody may have thrown him in their car to rob him in a more isolated setting. I do wonder if police checked his phone for messages and who his contacts were in it. Also I wonder if his door was locked or not and whether his keys and wallet were inside or with him. Someone may have thought an autistic person was an easier target, may have been hoping to get a few bucks from him. Wandering away is not as likely as maybe a criminal act.If he isn't a regular walker or owns a bike he wouldn't have gotten far, at most a mile, maybe two. He is not comfortable crossing busy streets so he would have stayed on the same side as his apartment.
To the east on 125 is the village of Amelia, with businesses and homes. To the west on 125 are businesses and streets leading to neighborhoods. The area within a mile radius of his apartment at Amelia Court Apartments has been extensively searched by LE and volunteers and SAR, including ponds, empty buildings, sheds, the woods, etc. He is not comfortable crossing busy streets so he would have stayed on the same side as his apartment. All I can think is that someone enticed him into their vehicle - but who would kidnap an elderly autistic man?
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