WA WA - Jeremiah Foco, 34, Seattle, 21 July 2015

[Tk1]

Yes, that's the one I tried to link to.
There was also Dan Ha in San Francisco which seemed similar.

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

I changed high schools at the beginning of my sophomore year. One of my first friends there was someone who was always downright hilarious, always making the rest of us laughing out loud. Her parents were deeply religious Baptist evangelists, and I remember them coming over to meet my parents and inviting them to join them at their church when we first moved to this conservative, Mid-western town. After high school, my friend attended a Christian (Protestsnt) university in SC, well-known for its very conservative cultural and religious positions. For graduate school, she attended a "Christian institution of higher education" back in the Midwest. When it was time for her to get a job, she went to Seattle. Now in our mid-forties, she has never been married and has no children. She is active on Facebook, posting photos frequently, often with the same woman. She is a special ed. teacher, who works at an elementary school during the school year, as well as at a camp geared toward students with special needs during the summer. She seems to absolutely love what she does. In her posts, she usually sounds very happy, often reminding me of her perpetually upbeat self from high school. She seldom talks about her parents, who still live in the same little town in the Midwest, or her siblings, who remain in the same, Midwestern state, known for its particularly anti-gay position, especially in the recent months. I realize I'm stereotyping here, but I believe my high school friend to be gay. She doesn't say either way on FB, and she very well may not be, but if she is, I'm totally cool with that.

Could Jeremiah have been in a similar position? Here is a scenario I have come up with, though complete, pure conjecture:

Jeremiah is gay but isn't ready to come out to his family. He is asked to return to Michigan for his nephew's birthday. Jeremiah is in a relationship, and he tells his partner about his possible upcoming trip back home. His partner wants Jeremiah to take him along, and to introduce him to Jeremiah's family as his partner. Jeremiah wants to, but he isn't ready. He still wants to go to his nephew's birthday party (albeit sans his partner), but is afraid of making his partner angry. Feeling in a bind, Jeremiah doesn't know what to say to his sister (the nephew's mom), who has been asking him when he will visit. He feels as though no one understands. Feeling so alone, he decides he doesn't want to go on anymore. He is worried that once he disappears or after he is gone, someone may get a hold of his laptop, on which he has done a lot of corresponding with his partner, so as he leaves his apartment for one last time, he takes it with him.

Is there a lake, river, pier, etc. near where the last ping from his cell phone came from?

 

[Tk1]

This scenario seems very plausible to me. I've been searching maps trying to find the closest possible places he may have gone to end it. I've been assuming he was on foot due to his car still being at the apartment. It's possible that he took a Taxi or Uber though.

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

Double post ... (please disregard). Thanks.

I changed high schools at the beginning of my sophomore year. One of my first friends there was someone who was always downright hilarious, always making the rest of us laughing out loud. Her parents were deeply religious Baptist evangelists, and I remember them coming over to meet my parents and inviting them to join them at their church when we first moved to this conservative, Mid-western town. After high school, my friend attended a Christian (Protestsnt) university in SC, well-known for its very conservative cultural and religious positions. For graduate school, she attended a "Christian institution of higher education" back in the Midwest. Then she got a job in Seattle. Now in our mid-forties, she has never been married and has no children. She is active on Facebook, posting photos frequently, often with the same woman. She is a special ed. teacher, who works at a camp geared toward students with special needs. In her posts, she usually sounds upbeat, often reminding me of her perpetually upbeat self from high school. She seldom talks about her parents, who still live in the same little town in the Midwest, or her siblings, who remain in the same, Midwestern state, known for its particularly anti-gay position especially in the recent months. I realize I'm stereotyping here, but I believe my high school friend to be gay. She doesn't say either way on FB, and she very well may not be, but if she is, I'm totally cool with that.

Could Jeremiah have been in a similar position? Here is a scenario I have come up with, though complete, pure conjecture:

Jeremiah is gay but isn't ready to come out to his family. He is asked to return to Michigan for his nephew's birthday. Jeremiah is in a relationship, and he tells his partner about his possible upcoming trip back home. His partner wants Jeremiah to take him along, and to introduce him to Jeremiah's family as his partner. Jeremiah wants to, but he isn't ready. He still wants to go to his nephew's birthday (albeit sans his partner), but is afraid of making his partner angry. Feeling in a bind, Jeremiah doesn't know what to say to his sister (the nephew's mom), who has been asking him when he will visit. He feels as though no one understands. Feeling so alone, he decides he doesn't want to go on anymore. He is worried that once he disappears or after he is gone, someone may get a hold of his laptop, on which he has done a lot of corresponding with his partner, so as he leaves his apartment for one last time, he takes it with him.

Is there a lake, river, pier, etc. near where the last ping from his cell phone came from?

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

1. I understand that for any kind of search to take place, a judge has to issue an order, warrant, etc. (there has to be a reason or evidence that is compelling enough). Has anyone been inside his vehicle, and if so, has anyone looked inside the glovebox, etc.? Is it possible that Jeremiah was placing a note inside his car, when he was captured what has been reported as either retrieving something from or placing something inside the vehicle around 10 PM Tues.?

2. I just got walking directions from Uwajimaya Village Apartments to Seattle Waterfront Park, and it says it takes 20 minutes. Would Jeremiah have walked that? Also, is anyone keeping track of Jeremiah's uber account?

 

[Tk1]

No one has been into his car.
I believe the police can see his uber info but they are not sharing it.

 

[Aunt_Tulip]

Too many lakes, bridges, water possibilities in Seattle to even know where to begin looking without some kind of solid lead. How about the Amtrak station? Did anyone check video footage there? There must be tons of cameras on businesses down there by Safeco Field, etc.

 

[Tk1]

We are running into the issue of places not being willing to release camera footage without a subpoena. My sister has contacted an attorney to file the proper paperwork so she can see his bank info, cell phone info, and look through his apartment. BUT it can take weeks if not months to jump the legal hurdles.
I contacted the taxi companies in his area an asked them to share the "missing" flyer with their drivers. They responded that they would be happy to do that.

 

[Aunt_Tulip]

I'm glad to hear the taxi companies are at least doing that. I don't live in Seattle any more, I'm about an hour and a half away. If you think of anything I can do to help, let me know.

 

[liz b.]

We are running into the issue of places not being willing to release camera footage without a subpoena. My sister has contacted an attorney to file the proper paperwork so she can see his bank info, cell phone info, and look through his apartment. BUT it can take weeks if not months to jump the legal hurdles.
I contacted the taxi companies in his area an asked them to share the "missing" flyer with their drivers. They responded that they would be happy to do that.

My sympathies to you and the rest of J.'s family. These are difficult days, for sure. Can I ask how, in your opinion, J's family would react if J told them he was gay ?

Also, when you very first found out that J was missing, what did you think had happened to him ? Thanks...

 

[Tk1]

If he was gay it would be a non-issue with his family.
When I first heard he was missing, I assumed he was just hanging out with his friends somewhere and that everybody was overreacting.

 

[Kip]

We are running into the issue of places not being willing to release camera footage without a subpoena. .....

But ask these places to save the footage for the appropriate day(s). It's always so discouraging to find out that the footage no longer exists once a subpoena/search warrant is issued.

 

[Eileen730]

If he was gay it would be a non-issue with his family.
When I first heard he was missing, I assumed he was just hanging out with his friends somewhere and that everybody was overreacting.

What if this guy has Aspergers?
That could be the reason for the lack of GF's
And he seem intelligent.

 

[Eileen730]

We are running into the issue of places not being willing to release camera footage without a subpoena. My sister has contacted an attorney to file the proper paperwork so she can see his bank info, cell phone info, and look through his apartment. BUT it can take weeks if not months to jump the legal hurdles.
I contacted the taxi companies in his area an asked them to share the "missing" flyer with their drivers. They responded that they would be happy to do that.

Maybe its an invasion of others privacy?
LE could get a warrant.

 

[liz b.]

If he was gay it would be a non-issue with his family.
When I first heard he was missing, I assumed he was just hanging out with his friends somewhere and that everybody was overreacting.

Thanks. This is strange. I think it could be foul play. jmo

 

[EdinburghLass]

I just can't believe that with all the effort from his family and friends, NOTHING has shown up. He went missing in a big city - it's just beyond belief that there have been no sightings, clues etc. Maybe it's easier to get lost in the big city.

 

[Eileen730]

Calls work and tells them his hard drive crashes bringing in the computer tomorrow.
Leaves home with computer.
Is the computer the reason he is missing?
Or something else?

 

[Eileen730]

I just can't believe that with all the effort from his family and friends, NOTHING has shown up. He went missing in a big city - it's just beyond belief that there have been no sightings, clues etc. Maybe it's easier to get lost in the big city.

Or he is not in the big city at all!

 

[kammiemc]

Only I think he would have been found by now. It's an urban setting, but jmo And why didn't he leave the laptop in his apartment ?

There is a lot of non-urban landscape in Seattle. I can think of a really deep gully right where I live that kind of creeps me out. And I am 1.5 miles from center of downtown.


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[kammiemc]

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The last ping location could’ve very well been at his apartment. The area he lived in, the International District, is considered downtown. Seattle really isn’t as big as some people might think it is.

Ugh. I live in Seattle and my loved one went missing. I did get LE to track the last cell phone ping and, indeed, the person was found days later, alive thank god, in that vicinity. It was a little misleading because the ping was probably 1/2 to 3/4 mile away from the location. I got that far because I convinced them the person was in danger. However, they would not do anything else because people choose to go missing all the time and it's not a crime. (Look up Nicolas Francisco from Seattle. Faked his own disappearance. He was a co-worker.)


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