# Brody, Gerald

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-missing-since-09%2F08%2F" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: none;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>[![227ea4ff33fdf113e103104d000fcd16.jpg](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/scaled-1680-/aoC18yWCLvzRqfac-227ea4ff33fdf113e103104d000fcd16.jpg)](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/aoC18yWCLvzRqfac-227ea4ff33fdf113e103104d000fcd16.jpg)</td><td>Missing Since: April 13, 2017  
Missing From: Saratoga, Wood County

Age: 73 years old

DOB: 19 Apr 1943  
Sex: Male  
Race: White  
Clothing: A green coat and a dark blue or black stocking cap  
Medical: Brody sustained a traumatic brain injury at a young age.  
Hair: Gray. Mustache.

Parents: Harvey &amp; Mae Carpenter Brody

Exclusions: 1

Case Owner

Wood County Sheriff's Dept

(715) 421-8715

Case #WCSD 2017-5606

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<table border="1" id="bkmrk-details-of-disappear" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>#### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">Details of Disappearance</span>

Brody was last seen on a trail in the woods south of his residence, which was near [State Highway 73 and south Young Street in Saratoga](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZyKGsYKyZbqR72Xn8) on April 13, 2017. He has never been heard from again and an extensive search of the area turned up no indication of his whereabouts.

He has been known to drop out of sight from time to time, but never for this long. He apparently returned home at some point after he was reported missing and left a note, then left again. Authorities haven't stated what the note said.

Brody didn't have a cellular phone. He used a bicycle for transportation his whole life, but the bike he usually rode was left behind at his residence. His residence was full of clutter, and he had no running water; he would bathe in a creek behind his house. Several guns were found in his residence; it's unclear whether any were missing.

</td><td>#### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">More Information</span>

[NaMus](https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/62357?nav)

[Charley Project](https://charleyproject.org/case/gerald-l-brody)

[Websleuths](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wi-gerald-brody-73-saratoga-13-april-2017.335969/)

<div id="bkmrk-houston-police-depar"></div>#### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">Legal Issues</span>

<div>[Declared deceased](https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2017CV000176&countyNo=71)</div><div>  
</div><div>Map Below - his home approximately at that location. Clicking the link in the details will bring you to the google maps link.</div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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