Found Deceased IL - Jeffrey Morfey, 55, Mansfield, 28 Sept 2017

The Piatt County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing man.

55 year-old Jeffrey Morfey hasn't been heard from since Thursday morning. His family says they haven't been able to get in touch with him.

Early Thursday morning, officials say Morfey called to tell them he was taking a sick day: something two of his siblings already knew was odd.

Minutes after calling in, Morfey withdrew $100 from an ATM in Mansfield. And that was it. Morfey left no messages, but he left his house as-is.

"Everything in his house looks in tact," says Robert, "His toothbrush is in the cabinet. It's not like he took a bag and left."

Tish and Robert say Jeff carried a flip phone, but it's been dead since Friday.

The sheriff's office says they searched his home. They sent his computer to a forensic lab in Springfield so it can be searched for any clues about where he may have gone.

His family says he's 6'1" and weighs about 240 pounds.

He drives a 2003 Cadillac. The license plate number is E406756.

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UPDATE: 10/3/17, 3:26 pm, Tuesday

MANSFIELD, Ill (WCIA) -- A man missing since Thursday morning has been found dead. 55 year old Jeffrey Morfey was found by a family friend helping in the search Tuesday morning. Morfey was found in his car.


The Piatt County Sheriff says he died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.


They are still investigating.

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