Found Deceased NC - Martin Bankhead, 61, Raleigh, 10 Jun 2018

[cybervampira]

Missing man search underway after vehicle found crashed in York Co.

MISSING PERSON: Martin Bankhead from Raleigh, NC; Car found on Cureton Ferry Rd Catawba.
MISSING PERSON: Martin Bankhead was reported missing by his wife. Martin was last seen at his residence on June 10, 2018, at approx. 9:45 PM, in Raleigh, NC.

Martin was last seen wearing a purple polo shirt, light khaki's, & brown shoes. Martin has some gray facial hair & wears glasses.
On June, 11, at approximately 5:45 AM, Martin's vehicle was located crashed & unoccupied in Catawba, SC.
• AGE: 61
• HEIGHT: 6’2”
• WEIGHT: 180 lbs.
• LKA: Palm Bay Cir., Raleigh NC.
Call the YCSO Lt. Miller at 803-628-3056 or the Raleigh Police Department at 919-996-3335 with information.

MISSING PERSON: Martin Bankhead from Raleigh, NC; Car found on Cureton Ferry Rd Catawba.

York County Sheriff's Office

 

[?mysterian?]

Missing man search underway after vehicle found crashed in York Co.

MISSING PERSON: Martin Bankhead from Raleigh, NC; Car found on Cureton Ferry Rd Catawba.
MISSING PERSON: Martin Bankhead was reported missing by his wife. Martin was last seen at his residence on June 10, 2018, at approx. 9:45 PM, in Raleigh, NC.
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Martin was last seen wearing a purple polo shirt, light khaki's, & brown shoes. Martin has some gray facial hair & wears glasses.
On June, 11, at approximately 5:45 AM, Martin's vehicle was located crashed & unoccupied in Catawba, SC.
• AGE: 61
• HEIGHT: 6’2”
• WEIGHT: 180 lbs.
• LKA: Palm Bay Cir., Raleigh NC.
Call the YCSO Lt. Miller at 803-628-3056 or the Raleigh Police Department at 919-996-3335 with information.

MISSING PERSON: Martin Bankhead from Raleigh, NC; Car found on Cureton Ferry Rd Catawba.

York County Sheriff's Office

Here's the latest from a local news channel: Missing Raleigh man's car found crashed in SC

There's not really a good, straight way to get from his house to the location his car was found, it's roughly 3+ hrs. from his house. Very strange.
Just a few of the many questions I have:
Did anyone know he left in the vehicle? What was his destination? When did he leave? When did he expect to be back? Did he have a cell phone with him? What, if any, results have been obtained from trying to track cell phone, if attempted?

 

[JerseyGirl]

still missing: Missing Raleigh man's car found crashed, abandoned in SC :: WRAL.com

 

[DianeElaine]

NC man still missing after car found crashed in SC, deputies say

“NC man still missing after car found crashed in SC, deputies say

Martin Bankhead’s vehicle found nearly 200 miles from his home”

Does anyone know what the terrain is like where his crashed car was found? Is it rural or suburban?

 

[?mysterian?]

still missing: Missing Raleigh man's car found crashed, abandoned in SC :: WRAL.com

This case is wacky, IMO. Is the lack of information because Mr. Bankhead is from Raleigh, NC and his car was found abandoned and wrecked in York County, SC?

Does LE even think he was in the vehicle when it crashed? Had it been stolen sooner? If he was in the vehicle when it crashed, he could've suffered a medical event before the crash, or injury/injuries afterward and time is of the essence. I'm not getting a sense of urgency here and it's making me wonder why. I'm also getting a sense of something similar to what happened to Michael Jordan's father, Man convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father seeking a new trial and I hope that I'm wrong.

ETA: I just found an update on the York County Sheriff's Office webpage--they planned to start a ground search in the area where Mr. bankhead's car was located, in the area of Cureton Ferry Rd. and Pottery Rd. York County Sheriffs, SC | Official Website

ETA2: Google Maps

 

[JerseyGirl]

York County officers launch ground search in Catawba area for missing NC man

A ground search was set for Wednesday morning off Pottery Road at Cureton Ferry Road, in the Catawba community.

 

[swanniee11]

his FB https://www.facebook.com/martin.bankhead.9?fref=mentions

another FB Martin Bankhead

 

[cybervampira]

Video at link.

MISSING: Deputies search for missing Raleigh man after car found in York County

Their focus Wednesday was a ground search for Martin Bankhead. Crews were on horseback, ATVs and on foot looking through the woods off Pottery Road near Cureton Ferry Road.

Deputies said the woods are likely filled with hunting areas and traps for wild animals.

Officials are unaware of any reason why Bankhead would have come to Catawba in the first place.

"We've been told he liked to travel," Trent Faris, with the York County Sheriff's Office, said. "I don't know where he liked to travel, to other states, other countries, why he traveled to Little Catawba. We don't know."

 

[Aescwynn]

Does anyone know what the terrain is like where his crashed car was found? Is it rural or suburban?

Wooded, hilly, semi-rural. Catawba is near an Indian reservation.

 

[swanniee11]

I would really like to know where he was heading when he left his home. There's a good chance he was car jacked at this point. I hope LE are getting finger prints out of the wrecked car. IMO

 

[JerseyGirl]

A ground search began Wednesday morning off Pottery Road at Cureton Ferry Road, in the Catawba community. After four hours searching a radius of more than a mile, the man still wasn't located.

York County officers unable to find NC man after hours of searching Catawba area

 

[cybervampira]

‪UPDATE: 20+ Deputies including our K9 Team, UAV Team, Mounted Patrol w/ York County Emergency Management & Lesslie VFD - searched 4 hours in a 1.5 mile radius in Catawba looking for Martin Bankhead w/ no results. If you have info on his whereabouts call 803-628-3056‬


York County Sheriff's Office

 

[?mysterian?]

‪UPDATE: 20+ Deputies including our K9 Team, UAV Team, Mounted Patrol w/ York County Emergency Management & Lesslie VFD - searched 4 hours in a 1.5 mile radius in Catawba looking for Martin Bankhead w/ no results. If you have info on his whereabouts call 803-628-3056‬
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York County Sheriff's Office

Thanks for the update! I'm sorry he hasn't been located yet.

 

[Lava]

Ugh, I hate these crashed car ones. So many possibilities, terrible for the families

 

[hblunt]

Interesting wording in this article. BBM.

More than 20 York County officers and investigators searched by air, on horseback, with K-9 units and on foot covering about a one-mile radius from where Bankhead's car was found.

“It’s important to us to help bring some closure to that family,” he said.

Bankhead's neighbors also hope his family can get some answers.

“You just don’t know what’s going on, our thoughts and prayers are with his family,” neighbor Mike Wierzbicki said.

Authorities said they have no reason to believe Bankhead's disappearance is suspicious, but it remains a mystery tonight.

SC investigators, Raleigh police continue search in Raleigh man's disappearance :: WRAL.com

 

[?mysterian?]

Interesting wording in this article. BBM.



SC investigators, Raleigh police continue search in Raleigh man's disappearance :: WRAL.com

Just seems odd that more info hasn't been released, IMO.

 

[doodles1211]

The article states the vehicle was crashed and left with it's "doors" open. Plural. More than one person in the car? Carjacking and they crashed the car and left? Where is Martin?

 

[?mysterian?]

Still missing and no updates? What's going on with Mr. Bankhead's case?

 

[reneenay]

I am somewhat local, I live in the next county over. There have been no updates as far as I have heard on our local news. The area is rural and not really a pass through to anywhere. I think about him often but unfortunately, being so close to Charlotte, we are consumed with news reports of crime in the city and these stories are soon forgotten about.

 

[?mysterian?]

I am somewhat local, I live in the next county over. There have been no updates as far as I have heard on our local news. The area is rural and not really a pass through to anywhere. I think about him often but unfortunately, being so close to Charlotte, we are consumed with news reports of crime in the city and these stories are soon forgotten about.

I've searched for updates on various search engines and haven't found anything new. Thanks for your update and welcome to Websleuths!