Man Runs Away From Home

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I’m going to make this as short as possible. Without going into the whole, long story, have any of you ever heard of a 72 year old man that ran away from home?

I’m not talking about someone who may be ill, but left a note stating that he was tired of all the drama in the family and was going away and wanted to be left alone, so please don’t look for him. He further stated that he just wanted to live his life out in peace. He left plenty of money for his wife and a house and fairly new car paid for.

Interesting, huh?
 

I guess that I should have asked the questions, “Do you look for him? Do you file a missing person report?”
 

Check the garden or that fresh cement in the basement! :):playful::eek:nthego:




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Yeah, I could understand wanting to get away from a smothering family situation. BUT, what is this guy living on? Even free spirits have to eat. Again, this sounds awfully fishy. If you didn't hear from this guy, in person, within a very short time; I'd get a court order to audit his finances, or what is legal to make sure this guy's alive.
 
I dunno -- if the guy was 30, would the answer be the same?

I tend to think that if the guy doesn't want to be found, that's his business --- unless, of course, there's that wet cement.

I think that, absent VERY suspicious circumstances, it would be grossly inappropriate for a court to go nosing around in his business or auditing his finances. There's no law that says a man's gotta stay with his wife, and if he's left them well provided for I don't see where they've got a bone to pick about it.

There IS that right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" thing out there, which presumably applies to married 72 year old men, too.
 
All good answers. We did spend some time searching for his body with cadaver dogs around his home.

After about a week of interviewing family members, we kind of understood why this guy took a hike. What a bunch of dysfunctional people.

We did get a warrant to allow social security to give us this man’s address to where his check was being sent. From there, we got another warrant to allow his bank to turn over his address.

We advised his wife that he is alive and well. He did not give us his permission to advise his family of his whereabouts. It’s up to her to contact social security and find out what information they will give to her.

On a side note, I wish that I could release the phone call when we contacted him. He was really adamant about us not telling his family where he is. (The phone call was actually kind of comical.)
 
Good luck to him, I hope he finds peace and contentment, it says a lot for him that he left provision for his wife, a lot of men wouldn’t, especially feeling the way he seemed to about his family
 
One of the documentary type programs/stations did a program about that a few years back. They said that people just walk-off for all sorts of reasons every day. They just become unhappy with their lives ..... so they go. Most never heard from again. Is law enforcement required to look for them ? If there are no signs of foul play?

In my teen years I dated a girl where her dad went out for a pack of smokes .... never came home. Several years later her mom heard from him ... pretty much just to say he was sorry .... he just wasn't happy [there] . Sent her a bunch of money, and that [was] the last they ever heard.
 
rgp said:
One of the documentary type programs/stations did a program about that a few years back. They said that people just walk-off for all sorts of reasons every day. They just become unhappy with their lives ..... so they go. Most never heard from again. Is law enforcement required to look for them ? If there are no signs of foul play?

In my teen years I dated a girl where her dad went out for a pack of smokes .... never came home. Several years later her mom heard from him ... pretty much just to say he was sorry .... he just wasn't happy [there] . Sent her a bunch of money, and that [was] the last they ever heard.
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You are spot on. If an adult, who is considered of sound mind and has no physical problems where he/she must have their medicine, then they are free to walk away from their life without legal interference.

We had a man about 50 y/o do just that only a few years ago. He moved to another state, changed his name, legally acquired a new SS number and went on with his life. (We just had to make sure that he was alive.)

Actually, it happens more often then we are aware.
 
I should have done that when I was married to my first wife before we had any kids.

Oh Hell, what am I saying? I should have never married the bitch in the first place.
 
Trade said:
I should have done that when I was married to my first wife before we had any kids.

Oh Hell, what am I saying? I should have never married the bitch in the first place.
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You must be glad you had those particular kids though. Right? I hope. Also hope they never see this post.
 

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