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| MIM090701/Gilboe, John 1-31-2005; Green Oak Township MI - found deceased | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 19 2006, 11:41 AM (197 Views) | |
| PorchlightUSA | Dec 19 2006, 11:41 AM Post #1 |
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John Gilboe is 62 years old, six feet one inch tall and weighed about 300 pounds. He lives in Hamburg, Michigan. On January 31, 2005, his vehicle slid off the road in Green Oak Township (the neighboring township) near the M-36 interchange on U.S. 23. If I remember correctly, the weather was pretty bad that day. Mr. Gilboe was last seen walking away from his car. He's not been seen nor heard from again. It was discovered he was missing when he had failed to contact his sister, whom he was close to, for some time. Mr. Gilboe is retired and lives alone. Local hospitals were checked as well as his favorite hangouts, such as the Hamburg Pub. The local LE did a tremendous job searching using the Michigan State Police K-9 unit, the Livingston County Sheriff Department's mounted patrol, the Green Oak Township and Hamburg Township Police assisted in the search as well as officers from Kensington Metro Park, which is nearby. The State Police even called in their Aviation unit for an air search. All to no avail. Not a trace of him. If you have any information regarding John Gilboe, please call the Green Oak Township Police at (810) 231-9626. http://thelisalog.blogs.com/the_lisa_log/2...ohn_gilboe.html |
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| PorchlightUSA | Dec 19 2006, 11:41 AM Post #2 |
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Disappearance baffles police Wednesday, April 13, 2005 Law enforcement officers were unsuccessful Tuesday in their search to locate a Hamburg Township man who has been missing for more than two months. John Gilboe was last seen walking away from his car after a single-vehicle accident in the area of U.S. 23 and M-36. Green Oak Township police found the 62-year-old man's vehicle on Jan. 31. Gilboe's family reported him missing Feb. 13 after they became worried they had not heard from him. "We all would like to find Mr. Gilboe, and that is still the underlying theme of what this is all about," Green Oak Township Police Chief Robert Brookins said. At least 30 people from the Michigan State Police K-9 unit, Dearborn Police Department K-9, Kensington Metropark, Livingston County Sheriff's Department's Mounted Patrol, as well as Green Oak and Hamburg Hamburg townships' fire departments assisted Green Oak and Hamburg townships' police departments with the ground search Tuesday. On Thursday, a helicopter search by the Michigan State Police's Aviation Division also was unsuccessful. Tuesday, searchers conducted a "very comprehensive search" that began at the off-ramp of northbound U.S. 23 where Gilboe was last seen and spread out in four directions including the Pinckney-Hamburg areas. The search along M-36 included various routes that lead to Gilboe's home, Brookins said. In the early morning hours, tracking and cadaver dogs searched, and at about 11 a.m., the mounted patrol and those on foot began searching. The search ended unsuccessfully at about 2:30 p.m. "Everyone has a very heartfelt concern to find where this gentleman is at," Brookins said, noting that neighbors in the search area indicated that they had searched their properties and found no sign of Gilboe. "Everybody did just a wonderful job; the spirit of cooperation is just overwhelming," Brookins said. Hamburg Township Police Chief Robert Krichke said Gilboe's vehicle apparently ran off the road in an area of the exit ramp on northbound U.S. 23 in Green Oak Township. When Green Oak Township officers responded, no one was near the vehicle. "He hasn't been home. He hasn't been seen since," Krichke said about Gilboe. Gilboe is a retired man who lives alone. His family said he has never disappeared before. "He regularly talks with his sister, but she hasn't heard from him either," Krichke said. Police earlier contacted hospitals and visited Gilboe's favorite haunts, including the Hamburg Pub, but to no avail, Krichke said. Gilboe is described as a gray-haired white man, about 6 foot 1 inch tall. He weighs about 300 pounds. Anyone with any information about John Gilboe's disappearance is asked to call the Green Oak Township Police Department at (810) 231-9626 or the Hamburg Township Police Department at (810) 231-9391. http://www.hometownlife.com/Brighton/News....fDate=4/13/2005 |
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| PorchlightUSA | Dec 19 2006, 11:42 AM Post #3 |
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Missing man's family awaits word of his fate Searches have been fruitless in the effort to locate John Gilboe, who vanished Jan. 31 Monday, March 21, 2005 BY TOM TOLEN News Staff Reporter Charlene Collins struggles to keep her voice from breaking as she talks about her brother, 62-year-old John Earl Gilboe, who has been missing since Jan. 31. Collins, who lives in Westland, says she is very close to her older brother, who lives in Hamburg Township. "If you needed something, he would be there to do it," she explains. "He takes me to the doctor, or to surgery when I need surgery. It's very upsetting, the idea that he's gone," Collins says. "It's just like he was plucked off the face of the Earth. My whole family is praying for him." The possible loss of her brother would be a double tragedy for Collins, whose mother died last Christmas Eve. Gilboe was last seen the night of Jan. 31, when his car slid off M-36 and became stuck west of US-23 in Green Oak Township. Police say Gilboe, who did not have a cellular telephone, walked away from his car to get help. That's where the trail ends. Gilboe, divorced and recently retired, lived alone. Collins first became concerned about her brother's whereabouts Feb. 6, when he didn't show up for her granddaughter's birthday party. "I thought he had just forgotten, but after several days we took a ride to his house," she says. When she discovered he had not been at home for some time, she notified police. Collins remembers the good times, when her children were young and the family would go to his house near Hamburg Township's chain of lakes in the summer. "He would pull them (with his boat) on inner tubes; we had picnics, and he'd fish with the kids," she says. Collins has placed posters with Gilboe's photo and his description at area businesses in hopes of getting tips on his whereabouts, but nothing has turned up, police say. Dealing with a family member who has been missing for an extended period of time is very stressful on loved ones. Psychologists say it's very difficult for people to get on with their normal lives with the constant worry about the missing person, and whether they are dead or alive is always in the back of their minds. "It is very severely traumatic, not knowing, and the lack of control," explains Dr. Edna Foa, professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and internationally known expert in post-traumatic stress disorder. Foa says a missing family member "triggers vigilance and being anxious all the time, alternating between being anxious and numb: Your mind, your body switches off," she says. "You can get depressed and start drinking or using drugs, so there are a variety of reactions," Foa says. "Where there is no closure, these symptoms might be lingering for a much longer time." Foa, who is director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety - a prestigious treatment and research center for anxiety and stress disorders - says the best way to handle the situation is reach out for support from family members. She says affected people may need to take medication in order to sleep and deal with the anxiety and stress. "The family (of Gilboe), I'm sure they're in turmoil," agrees Green Oak Police Chief Bob Brookins. "We want to bring closure to this." Although juvenile runaways are a frequent occurrence, missing adults are rare, authorities say. Neither the Green Oak nor Hamburg Township Police Department has any other active missing person cases. Livingston County Sheriff's Lt. Todd Luzod says his department has only one outstanding missing-person case in its files - that of Paige Renkowski of Okemos, a nursery school teacher who disappeared in 1990. Her car was found with the engine running, parked on the shoulder of I-96 near Fowlerville. During all of 2004, the sheriff's department handled 10 missing-person cases. Hamburg Township Police Chief Bob Krichke says the Gilboe case also is unusual. "This is very rare; I can't remember another one like it," Krichke says. Most cases he deals with are juveniles who don't show up at school, runaways or domestic cases in which the spouse, usually the wife, leaves, Krichke said. Neither he nor Brookins would speculate on whether Gilboe came into harm's way, but each admits the case is perplexing. "Typically, people just don't disappear like this," Krichke says. Brookins says the case underscores the importance of taking advantage of the technology that's available. "People need to be very cognizant of the personal safety issue," he says. With a cell phone, Brookins says, Gilboe could have quickly obtained help. Police have used tracking dogs, a helicopter and search parties trying to find Gilboe, but those efforts have turned up nothing. Brookins and Krichke are now organizing a search using tracking dogs, police officers from several departments and off-road vehicles. Brookins says such a baffling case, which goes beyond the resources of a single police department, requires extraordinary measures. "Fortunately, everybody here in Livingston County is ready to go the extra mile to help," he says. Tom Tolen can be reached at ttolen@livingstoncommunitynews.com or at (810) 844-2009. http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf...41969240420.xml |
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| PorchlightUSA | Dec 19 2006, 11:43 AM Post #4 |
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John Earl Gilboe Age: 62 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch. Weight: 300 pounds. Eyes: Blue. Hair: Brown. Last seen: Jan. 31 next to his stuck car on M-36, west of US-23 in Green Oak Township. Contact: Hamburg Township Police, (810) 231-9391 |
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| PorchlightUSA | Dec 19 2006, 11:45 AM Post #5 |
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http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/in...pic=15100&st=0& |
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| tatertot | Jul 5 2009, 03:59 PM Post #6 |
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http://www.freep.com/article/20090704/NEWS...ite+identified+ Body found near 2005 Mich. crash site identified By Lisa Roose-Church LIVINGSTON COUNTY DAILY PRESS & ARGUS July 4, 2009 The Livingston County medical examiner has confirmed that the body discovered near U.S. 23 and Nine Mile Road this week is that of John Gilboe, who has been missing since January 2005. Green Oak Township Police Chief Robert Brookins confirmed Saturday that the identification was done using dental records. “The medical examiner’s office will continue with their investigation for any further determinations’ related to the death,” he said. Gilboe’s sister has declined to comment. Michigan Department of Transportation workers discovered the human remains Wednesday in a ravine near U.S. 23 and Nine Mile Road after noticing "a leg, blue jeans and a foot" while doing routine maintenance about 3:30 p.m. on a water drain that runs under U.S. 23 and is in a 25-foot ravine in the northeast portion of a partial cloverleaf at the off-ramp to Nine Mile Road. Sixty-two-year-old John Gilboe was last seen Jan. 31, 2005, walking in the area after crashing his car on the off-ramp during snowy weather. Witnesses also reported seeing a man standing near the guardrail. Gilboe declined a passing motorist's request to call 911, but did ask the motorist if he could help pull the vehicle out. While the motorist declined, he did call 911 before leaving the area. However, by the time police arrived, Gilboe was no longer with his vehicle. Brookins said police impounded Gilboe's vehicle, which has since been returned to his family, but police did not realize anyone was missing until Gilboe's family reported him missing about two weeks later. Police said Gilboe was a retired man who lived alone. His family said he had never disappeared before. At the time, police contacted hospitals and visited Gilboe's favorite haunts, including the Hamburg Pub, but to no avail. Helicopter searches in February 2005 and April that year yielded no results. Dozens of officers and firefighters from seven departments canvassed the area, as did two cadaver dogs, and they were still unable to locate the 6-foot-1, 300-pound Gilboe. Brookins said that in February 2005 their search was hampered by the deep snow and in April the cattails and other brush most likely contributed to the failed search. |
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