CO CO- Carl Wilber Newcomb, 79, Peyton, 14 Nov 2017

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MISSING

Demographics​

Missing Age 79 Years
First Name Carl
Middle Name Wilbur
Last Name Newcomb

Sex Male
Height 5' 10" (70 Inches)
Weight 190 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact November 14, 2017
NamUs Case Created December 18, 2017

Last Known Location Map​

Location Peyton, Colorado 80831
County El Paso County

Circumstances of Disappearance Carl is known to travel 200-400 miles per day. He enjoyed driving all over the State of Colorado and re-visiting sites that were important to he and his wife prior to her passing. He preferred back roads to major thoroughfares. He was last seen on the evening of November 14, 2017 at his residence which he shares with his adult son. He is hard of hearing and therefore did not regularly charge his cell phone which has been turned off since before the last time he was seen by his family. His vehicle is not equipped with any tracking devices.

Physical Description​

Hair Color Gray or Partially Gray
Head Hair Description Full head of hair; Commonly wears hair slicked back from front to back

Facial Hair Description Commonly maintains stubble but not a full beard or mustache
Left Eye Color Blue
Right Eye Color Blue

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Other distinctive physical characteristic
It is not uncommon for him to appear in public with an unkempt appearance (based on photographs provided by the family)

Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing
Tan pants; Flannel coat

 

[Pennysmom1]

Nov 22, 2017

MISSING: Endangered elderly man out of El Paso County

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office put out an alert Wednesday evening for a missing man they feel is endangered.

www.kktv.com

Feb 1, 2019

Falcon-area man's disappearance among growing number of Senior Alerts

Carl Wilber Newcomb and his wife spent many days taking long drives, exploring Colorado in an attempt to help her dementia. After she died, Carl, 78, continued the habit as

gazette.com

<<Based on the miles per gallon his Dodge Caravan gets, Carl could have traveled about 500 miles on a full tank before needing to stop for gas.

From Roy's house on Champie Road, he could have made it as far as Montana, South Dakota or Nebraska if he drove north, or Kansas if he headed east.>>

 

[Pennysmom1]

Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: Carl Newcomb