Found Deceased FL - John Radabaugh, 48, Marion County, 25 Feb 2014

[KateB]

Ocklawaha man still missing
Published by Ocala Post on Aug 25 2014.

As of today, August 25, 2014, John Radabaugh Jr. is still missing.

Major Tommy Bibb with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office told Ocala Post, earlier today, that they have exhausted all of their resources and do not have any further leads.

more at link, including a recent comment posted by Johnny's stepmother.

 

[mrsobrien]

Where on earth could he be??

 

[PJFL]

http://www.ocala.com/article/20140909/ARTICLES/140909650

"With hunting season fast approaching, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office is asking hunters to be on the lookout for anything unusual, especially bones or clothing, as detectives continue their search for an Ocklawaha man missing since late February."

More at link.

 

[KateB]

Another man has gone missing in the Ocala, Marion County area. Johnny and other missing people are mentioned on page two of this article.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20141213/ARTICLES/141219865/1402/NEWS?p=1&tc=pg

John Radabaugh Jr., who officials said has the mental capacity of a 3-year-old child, has been missing since Feb. 25. Deputies said the 48-year-old was raking leaves with his father outside their home at 19455 SE 91st Place in Ocklawaha when his father went inside to take a phone call. When his father came back outside, Radabaugh Jr. was gone. So far he has not been found.

 

[mpnola]

Where can he be????????

 

[Twitit]

Bumping for Johnny....

 

[KateB]

:bump:
1 year today.

 

[KateB]

Earlier this year, a memorial service was held for Johnny.

Service Sunday for missing man
John Radabaugh, 48, gone over a year
Published: Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 6:43 p.m.
http://www.ocala.com/article/20150314/ARTICLES/150319821/0/search

Kim Radabaugh, stepmother of missing man John Radabaugh, said the ceremony is set for 3 p.m. at the Forest Lake entrance located off Southeast 183rd Street in Moss Bluff.

The woman said the event is meant to keep her stepson’s memory alive and to thank everyone — especially law enforcement and search rescue officials — for looking for him.

A bench with John’s name and information will dedicated.

 

[Unsolved]

Will be watching the news for remains to be ID'd to see if this turns out to be him

An investigation is underway after human skeletal remains were found Thursday afternoon in a remote area of Marion County, deputies said.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service around 3:30 p.m. The remains were found by three fishermen at a remote location between the 6300th and 6500th block of Southeast 149th Court Road in Ocklawaha.

The bones were located adjacent to an unnamed lake and were visible from a walking/travel path surrounding the lake, deputies said.

Also:

The last missing person's case in Ocklawaha was in February 2014 when 48-year-old John Radabaugh Jr., who has the mental capacity of a 3-year-old, wandered off from his home less than 10 miles away from Thursday's scene.

http://www.mynews13.com/content/new...icles/cfn/2015/11/5/human_skeletal_remai.html

 

[mpnola]

Oooooohhh. I am actually kind of hoping it is him. We know he didnt go off and move to another city, so I want his family to be able to find him and have peace. I think about him so often!!! I worked with adults with Developmental Disabilites for 16 years, so this has sat close to my heart.

 

[KateB]

Thread in the Unidentified Forum:
FL - Ocklawaha (Marion County) Skeletal remains found near lake, 5 Nov 2015

 

[JerseyGirl]

A bench their family created to honor their son was reported stolen Monday.

http://www.fox35orlando.com/home/47233734-story

 

[PJFL]

http://www.ocala.com/article/20160107/articles/160109852?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

http://www.ocala.com/article/20160107/ARTICLES/160109852?tc=cr

RIP, Johnny.

 

[mpnola]

Oh, Johnny. Sleep easy, buddy. You were sunshine in this sometimes dark world.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.villages-news.com/marion...eking-publics-help-identifying-human-remains/

Detectives from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office have received the official results from the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification which confirmed that the human remains found in Ocklawaha on Nov. 5, 2015, are not those of missing person Johnny Radabaugh Jr.

 

[Rayemonde]

It wasn't him! So John is still missing and some other poor deceased man is still unidentified

 

[mpnola]

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!!!!!! Uuuuhhhh, I am not even sure what to say about this.

 

[iulia]

The NamUs missing page is still up, but then there's this...

FOUND DECEASED: John R. Radabaugh, Jr.

Update: We had long hoped that John R. Radabaugh would be found safe. But those hopes are now gone, because law enforcement investigators and medical authorities have positively identified recently found remains as those of John R, Radabaugh.