WA WA - Eugene Wekesa, 24, Bellevue, 24-Nov-2010

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Wekesa is about 5-foot-9 and about 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black jeans and brown boots.

All Eugene's personal belongings were left at home (15200 block of NE 16th Pl).

Call (425) 577-5656 if you have any info.
 
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Eugene Wekesa, a Crossroads-area resident from Kenya, left his home around 9 p.m. Wednesday without his wallet, cellphone or keys, and he has been missing since.

"According to the family, he is a good student at BCC; he's been labeled as a homebody, goes to school, comes home, does his homework, will frequent the nearby library and Barnes & Noble bookstore, and has a weekend and nighttime job at a local assisted-living facility," said Detective Tory Mangione.


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013540123_missingman28m.html
 
Police searching for Bellevue man who hasn't been seen since Wednesday

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Police said Eugene Wekesa has been missing since Nov. 24 when he was seen leaving his residence at the 15200 block of Northeast 16th Place. A police press release said he was likely heading to the Crossroads Shopping Center that day.

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Area mall security has been notified as well as local law enforcement agencies.

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/110949019.html
 
--- On Tue, 3/1/11, bellevuepd@bellevuewa.gov <bellevuepd@bellevuewa.gov> wrote:


From: bellevuepd@bellevuewa.gov <bellevuepd@bellevuewa.gov>
Subject: RE: Eugene Wekesa - Missing - Update?
To: <redacted>
Cc: bellevuepd@bellevuewa.gov
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 11:25 AM


XXXX XXXX,

Mr. Wekesa is still missing.


Best Regards,


Officer Carla Iafrate, P-335
Bellevue Police Department
Public Information Officer
450 110th Avenue N.E.
Bellevue, WA 98004
Office 425-452-4129
Pager 425-766-2092
BellevuePD@bellevuewa.gov
 
I live in Seattle but have never heard about this disappearance. This guy looks very familiar.
 
Eugene Wekesa missing: Police and family ask for help more than 4 years after Bellevue College student disappears

It&#8217;s been more than four and a half years since a Bellevue College student disappeared.

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Bellevue police Det. Tory Mangione says Eugene&#8217;s disappearance is unusual.

&#8220;There is no evidence whatsoever to indicate foul play,&#8221; Mangione said.

His bank account hasn&#8217;t been touched and he didn&#8217;t pack anything or take his wallet.

&#8220;He walked away with nothing other than the clothes that he was wearing,&#8221; he said.

Eugene simply vanished somewhere between his apartment and the Crossroads Mall, which is only a few hundred yards away. Police checked area hospitals, jails and even looked to see if he&#8217;d gotten a driver&#8217;s license somewhere else.

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Eugene&#8217;s trail has simply gone cold.

CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

catchwmw.com/2014/07/26/eugene-wekesa-missing-its-been-more-than-4-years-since-bellevue-college-student-disappeared/
 
New effort to solve cold cases in Bellevue

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/daughter-missing-bellevue-woman-has-new-hope/np7tL/

Wekesa was a student at Bellevue College. He told his mother he was headed to Crossroads Mall. His family says he was never seen on surveillance video at the mall. He hasn't been seen since.

His sister, Sharon Musebe, was pleased to hear her brother's case was getting the attention of a new cold case detective. "It is better to know something that to not know anything, " said Musebe, "That's what we've wanted all along -- just answers, any answer." She said she just wants him to come home.

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Bumping for Eugene, as we head toward the 20th anniversary of his disappearance...
 
Eugene Wekesa missing: Police and family ask for help more than 4 years after Bellevue College student disappears — FOX13 Seattle (July 26, 2014)
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It was the day before Thanksgiving and started normally with Eugene studying. When his mom came home from shopping for groceries, Eugene was on the couch doing homework. His mom realized she'd forgotten something at the store, so Eugene took the car to Safeway. These are surveillance photos of him entering and leaving by himself. When he got back to the apartment, he'd forgotten another item for Thanksgiving dinner.

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Eugene simply vanished somewhere between his apartment and the Crossroads Mall, which is only a few hundred yards away. Police checked area hospitals, jails and even looked to see if he'd gotten a driver's license somewhere else.



I used to live in the area at the time and went to the Crossroads mall quite frequently. I’ve been in the Safeway he was captured on surveillance camera at numerous times, as well as the library and bookstore he went to. Aside from the Barnes and Noble, there was also a discount secondhand bookstore called Half Price Books inside the mall on the end closest to the Safeway IIRC.
 

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