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Joseph Maples

NamUs lists Joseph Mack Maples as missing after he was last seen in Birmingham on August 11, 1999, before boarding a plane to Dallas.

Incident date
August 11, 1999
Location
Birmingham, Jefferson County
Independent sources
1

The record

Joseph Mack Maples

Joseph Mack Maples, 46, was last seen on August 11, 1999, in Birmingham, Alabama, before boarding a plane to Dallas. According to the NamUs record, he left his belongings, including two dogs, to the Humane Society in Birmingham and told its director that he was leaving town. His family had not heard from him. The case is listed as open and unresolved. The Birmingham Police Department is the primary investigating agency. 1

Timeline

  1. Confirmed

    Joseph Mack Maples was last seen in Birmingham before boarding a plane to Dallas.

Documented claims

  • Joseph Mack Maples was 46 at the time of the incident.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Maples was last seen on August 11, 1999, in Birmingham, Alabama, before boarding a plane to Dallas.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Maples left his belongings, including two dogs, to the Humane Society in Birmingham.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Maples told the Humane Society's director that he was leaving town and wanted the organization to have his things.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Maples's family had not heard from him.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The case is listed as open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The Birmingham Police Department is the primary investigating agency.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

  • NamUs Case MP4794: Joseph Mack Maples — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen

Single official source. This entry is documented strictly from one official record. No independent reporting on this case was found. Details beyond the record are unverified and deliberately omitted.

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