# Muelbl, Joseph

<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>[![3704de_f5cb15e2265c4726a4f6b34aea818ea6~mv2.jpg](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/scaled-1680-/cWQqYSgVzbj1VaSW-3704de-f5cb15e2265c4726a4f6b34aea818ea6mv2.jpg)](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/cWQqYSgVzbj1VaSW-3704de-f5cb15e2265c4726a4f6b34aea818ea6mv2.jpg)</td><td>Date Missing: October 16, 2008

From: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County

Age: 31

DOB: 6 Jan 1978

Sex: Male  
Race: White  
Hair Color: Blonde  
Eye Color: Blue  
Height: 5’11”  
Weight: 180 lbs.

Tattoo: tattoo on his left arm of a bulldog

Exclusions: 1

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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>

Joseph was last seen and spoke to several people on October 16, 2008. During these phone calls, he sounded disoriented and confused. His final phone call was to his mother, during which he expressed his love and apologized if he had hurt anyone. The call abruptly ended, and he has not been heard from since.  
He was driving a borrowed Ford Explorer SUV, which was found the next day, October 17, 2008, abandoned in the parking lot of a Menards store in Germantown. W186N9754 Appleton Ave, Germantown, WI 53022.

A 10-day search was conducted near the Menards store in Pewaukee, WI. The search involved a dive team searching a pond, as well as the use of dogs, ATVs, and helicopters. Despite the extensive efforts, no trace of Joseph was found.

He had a steady job at Kangaroo Brands Inc, he was a devoted father, and left behind a young child. He has friends in the North Carolina area. It is rumored that he had a heavy drug problem in the months leading up to his disappearance.

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

[NaMus](https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/8080?nav)

<div id="bkmrk-houston-police-depar"></div><div>[Charley Project](https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-muelbl)</div><div>[Websleuths](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wi-joseph-muelbl-31-milwaukee-16-oct-2008.632983/)</div><div>  
</div><div>Case Owner:</div><div>Milwaukee PD, Sensitive Crimes</div><div>(414) 935-7405</div><div>Agency Case Number 08M3811</div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Map of the Menards in Germantown:[![IMG_1776.jpeg](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/scaled-1680-/upsspnOdB9HmAN8R-img-1776.jpeg)](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/upsspnOdB9HmAN8R-img-1776.jpeg)