TX TX- Joseph Paul Gauthier, 32, Port Arthur, 29 Apr 2015

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP29158

View NamUs missing person case MP29158 for Joseph Paul Gauthier missing from Port Arthur, Texas. Date of last contact: Apr 29, 2015. NCMEC case number: --.

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Joseph Paul Gauthier – The Charley Project

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Gauthier, circa 2015; Gauthier's tribal tattoo

• Missing Since 04/29/2015
• Missing From Nederland, Texas
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 11/23/1982 (42)
• Age 32 years old
• Height and Weight 5'8 - 5'9, 195 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A red or burgundy long-sleeved shirt, khaki shorts and green camouflage-print Crocs shoes.
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• Associated Vehicle(s) White single-cab Dodge pickup truck (accounted for)
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Gauthier has a mole on the right side of his jaw and burn scars on his left arm. He has the following tattoos: the name "Macie" on his right bicep, the letters "JPG" on his left bicep, his last name "Gauthier" on his upper middle back, Chinese letters on his lower middle back, tribal tattoos on both arms, and an unspecified tattoo on the back of his calf. A photo of one of the tribal tattoos is posted with this case summary.

Details of Disappearance​

Gauthier was last seen in Nederland, Texas at 10:30 p.m. on April 29, 2015. He told his wife he going out for a ride; he would usually go to a friend's home and stay for about an hour before returning home. He never came home and has never been heard from again.

At 11:45 p.m., an hour and fifteen minutes after Gauthier left home, his white single-cab Dodge pickup truck was found abandoned on the Rainbow Bridge that connects Port Arthur and Bridge City, Texas. This is about a fifteen-minute drive from Nederland. The truck's motor was running and some of Gauthier's belongings, including his shoes, were inside it.

Police believe Gauthier took his own life by jumping from the bridge. His wife, however, thinks he met with foul play. He worked for Absolute Construction at the time of his disappearance, welding large metal fences. Gauthier left behind a young daughter. His case remains unsolved. Port Arthur police are investigating.

Joseph Paul Gauthier – CUE – Community United Effort

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5029DMTX - Joseph Paul Gauthier

Distinguishing Marks/Features: He has a mole on his right jaw, burn scars on his left arm, and the following tattoos; the name "Macie" on his right outer bicep, the letters "JPG" on his left outer bicep, the word "Gauthier" on his upper middle back, chinese letters on his lower mid back, tribal art on his outer right and left arms and on his back calf.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Initial inquiry underway.


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Jan 23, 2018

Port Arthur sued for millions for handling of Gauthier disappearance case, attorney says officers turned PAPD into personal ‘playground’

BEAUMONT – Nearly three years ago, Joseph Gauthier’s truck was found empty and still running atop the Rainbow Bridge. His disappearance sparked headlines and an investigation that seemingly has only yielded a lawsuit.

setexasrecord.com

<<Gaspard, a sergeant at the time, and Sterling, a detective, were the Port Arthur Police Department officers in charge of the “poorly run” investigation and are accused of being abusive toward Carol throughout the investigation, according to the lawsuit.

“When calling for information about her husband, Gaspard and Sterling hung up on (Carol), belittled her and bullied her,” the suit states. “She was told, in angry and sarcastic tones, to ‘go get therapy’ and that the department was ‘shutting her case down.’”

Paul “Chip” Ferguson, Carol’s attorney, told the Record the police officers mishandled the investigation.

“They mishandled it as part of their ongoing scheme to make the Port Arthur Police Department their own playground,” Ferguson said. “They made money off the police department, they used their position to gather favor and they used it to further their tawdry behavior and affairs.

“Carol Gauthier did not care about any of that – she only wanted to know what had happened to her husband.”

In March 2016, Karen Jannise was added to the investigation, a psychic who claimed Joseph spoke to her through yellow butterflies.

Despite Carol objecting to Jannise’s involvement, Jannise became a representative of the officers, often communicating to Carol through texts and emails.

“During this time, it became known that Gaspard had become involved in an illicit extramarital affair with Jannise,” the suit states. “Gaspard, with Sterling’s full knowledge, used the Joseph Gauthier investigation as a pretext to continue his tawdry, sexual relationship with the psychic.”>>