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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: William Schmidbauer
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Race: White |
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Age Now: 65 |
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Height: 6'2" |
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Weight: 170 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Gray |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Hazel |
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Other Physical Characteristics: Schmidbauer has a 4-inch scar on his right thigh as a result of a combat wound.
Schmidbauer suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and is dependent on an inhaler. |
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Wanted for :
Missing |
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Manchester Township, NJ |
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Possible Location : Albuquerque, NM |
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Last Known : Unkown |
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Traits |
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Schmidbaeur's wife says William was depressed in recent months. |
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William Schmidbauer was a chain-smoker. |
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Case Story |
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Cops: Search For Missing Vietnam Vet Continues |
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Cops in New Jersey are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Vietnam veteran.
Cops say 65-year-old William Schmidbauer has been missing since the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007.
According to Schmidbauer's wife, Jean, the last time she saw her husband was on the night of Saturday September 22, 2007, around 11:30 p.m., when he planted a kiss on her cheek as she lay in bed.
Jean says she doesn't know whether he went back into the living room to continue watching television, or if he called it a night and went right to bed.
The next morning, Jean got up between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. She found the morning paper had been brought in and left on the kitchen table just like always. Jean didn't immediately worry when she didn't see her husband; she assumed he had wandered next door to have a cigarette and talk to their neighbor like he always had.
But when Jean went next door, the neighbor told her they had not seen William that morning.
Rattled, Jean went back into the house to check the guest room where she assumed William had slept. She remembered the night before, how he had complained of back pain. She told herself that perhaps he decided to sleep in. Jean peeked inside the guest room, but there was no sign of him.
As she scoured the house for signs of her husband, Jean discovered that William's wallet was gone, but his medication, car keys and inhaler were still in the home. Cops say that's when Jean became frantic and called the police.
Based on Jean's description of Schmidbauer's fragile mental state in recent months and the fact that he had medications upon which he was dependent, police immediately conducted an air and land search. They brought in both K-9 and cadaver dogs to scour the surrounding wooded area, but their searches turned up nothing.
At one point, police got a tip that Schmidbauer had been spotted close to Route 70 near the intersection of Green Acres Road and Christ Lutheran Church. Police canvassed the area and handed out fliers, but the lead went nowhere. |
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Family Struggles To Cope With Disappearance |
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During their investigation into Schmidbauer's disappearance, cops discovered he had left his car keys, credit cards, medication and cash behind. Cops say a person bent on leaving doesn't just abandon these kinds of items, especially a car or other vehicle upon which they are dependent.
Cops learned the missing man had been very despondent in the preceding months, but his wife assured police that her husband would never commit suicide.
According to his wife, Schmidbauer was concerned about U.S. soldiers who were returning from Iraq. He worried that these war veterans were not receiving proper care upon their return to the United States, and he was convinced that, like himself, some of them were receiving incorrect diagnoses.
Schmidbauer also felt that he was on the losing end of an on-going struggle with Veterans Affairs officials. According to Jean, for the last five years, William has filed multiple claims with the VA office -- all of which had been rejected. Jean believes this caused William to sink into depression, and that this heavy burden caused him to become overly agitated about the small things in life.
Moreover, Jean worries the stress and depression may have caused her husband to become confused and wander off.
As the couple's 42nd anniversary approaches, Jean doesn't know how she will respond to people who ask her how long she has been married. She wonders aloud, how she can claim it will be 42 years of marriage if her husband is still missing?
The strain is apparent in her voice, and she says the waiting and wondering is taking it's toll on the entire family.
Police are anxious to hear from anyone who believes they might have encountered the man in or around Manchester Township.
They say Schmidbauer suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and is dependent on an inhaler. The longer Schmiedbauer remains missing, the more intense the need to find him becomes. |
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