Joseph Keller
- @Clarityfiend: - does being featured in Outside Magazine not add to the possibility of notability? If I'm not mistaken, being featured in a major media outlet is often grounds for notability of these cases. Does this outlet not qualify as acceptable for that criteria? Bneu2013 (talk) 02:59, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Bkissin:, Dmol, Bearian, Johnpacklambert I first created this article more than three years ago, and it was deleted via a discussion where the case was determined to be run of the mill and all too common (see wp:MURDEROF). However, things have changed since then. At the time the article was created, Keller's body had not been found, and the case was still a mystery. More recently, however, this case was featured as the primary subject in a magazine article (used as a citation) about people who go missing on public lands, and it appears the case may have been instrumental in raising awareness to missing persons cases by the establishment of missing persons day in Colorado. Since the developments in this case that have taken place since the last article was deleted it has received significant media coverage other than just routine news articles, and clearly seems to have more coverage than most missing persons cases. Bneu2013 (talk) 07:29, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
| Joseph Keller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Lloyd Keller July 24, 1996 Cleveland, Tennessee, United States |
| Disappeared | July 23, 2015 (aged 18) Conejos County, Colorado, United States |
| Status | Found deceased on July 6, 2016 |
| 🏡 Residence | Cleveland, Tennessee |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | Bradley Central High School |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Joseph Lloyd Keller (born July 24, 1996) was an American man from Cleveland, Tennessee who disappeared on July 23, 2015 while on a cross-country run in the Rio Grande National Forest in Conejos County, Colorado. After disappearing, multiple searches failed to find any trace of his disappearance. On July 6, 2016, former Pittsburgh Steelers guard John Rienstra discovered Keller's remains while hiking.
Background[edit]
Joe Keller was born to Neal and Zoe Keller on July 24, 1996.[1] He was described as being athletic and fit. He attended Bradley Central High School, where he participated in track and swimming, graduating in 2014.[2] He was attending Cleveland State Community College studying mathematics at the time of his disappearance.[1]
Disappearance and search[edit]
On July 23, 2015, at approximately 4:30 PM Mountain Time, Keller and his friend Collin Gwaltney took off on a cross-country run at the Rainbow Trout Ranch in the Rio Grande National Forest that was to last approximately one hour.[3] Keller, Gwaltney, and a small group had arrived in Colorado the previous day as part of a 15-day trip.[4] After about a quarter mile, the two split to run on different paths, as Gwaltney had a slightly faster pace than Keller.[5] The different routes would have allowed the two to finish at about the same time.[5] When Gwaltney returned to the specified meeting place, he waited for hours, but Keller did not return.[6] Keller's cell phone had been left in his vehicle.[1]
Police began to search the area using helicopters, drones, dogs, and infrared equipment, but found no sign of Keller.[5] Keller's parents arrived the day after his disappearance.[7] Authorities from Cleveland and Bradley County later arrived to assist the search.[8] Several weeks later the local authorities chose to suspend the search.[9] Later searches that year were also unsuccessful.[10]
In early January 2016, human remains were found in the Rio Grande National Forest about 100 miles from where Keller disappeared. They were sent to the El Paso County lab for identification, but were determined to not be Keller's.[11]
A subsequent search began in May 2016. The intent of the search was to determine if Keller was likely within a 2.9 miles (4.7 km) radius of the point he was last seen. This search, too, was unsuccessful, but during the search Keller's father and Gwaltney discovered the gear of campers who had gone missing the previous month.[10]
On July 6, 2016, John Rienstra, a former guard for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers discovered human remains at the bottom of a cliff estimated to have been between 800 feet (240 m) and 1,000 feet (300 m) tall in the Rio Grande National Forest.[10] The remains were identified as Joe Keller's in early August 2016.[12] The coroner determined the cause of death to have been a fractured skull, and speculated that Keller attempted to climb the cliff, making it about halfway up before falling backwards and landing on the rocks below, striking his head.[13][14] The exact area where Keller's remains were found had reportedly been searched the year before with no results.[13] In November 2015, searchers, including Keller's father, had reportedly come within several hundred yards of where Keller's body was found.[10]
Legacy[edit]
People from Bradley County and the area where Keller disappeared showed much support for the case. Signs with Keller's information were posted throughout the Cleveland and Conejos County areas. A community organization called "Find Joe Keller," was created by his parents, first with a Facebook page, and later a website.[3] His parents also offered a $50,000 reward for information about his disappearance.[5]
Joe Keller's disappearance was featured in the April 2017 volume of Outside Magazine. The article discusses the phenomena of people who disappear without a trace on public lands, and focuses on Joe Keller's case.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Graaf, Mia De (August 20, 2015). "What happened to Joe? Family of boy, 19, who went missing after going on a run offer $50,000 reward as cops admit they are stumped". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Eubank, Tony (July 27, 2015). "Cleveland teen missing in Colorado". Cleveland Daily Banner. Cleveland, Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Glover, Greg (September 10, 2015). "Parents of missing Cleveland teen speak". WRCB-TV. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Chheda, Manthan (August 21, 2015). "Joe Keller: Teen's Strange Disappearance Leaves Investigators Baffled". HNGN. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Trost, Rachael (August 19, 2015). "Weeks After Joe Keller Vanished On Run, No Answers". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Chilson, Morgan (August 21, 2015). "Joe Keller, Tennessee Teen, Has Officials Baffled After Disappearance". NewsMax. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Babcock, Louis (August 21, 2015). "Joe Keller: Teens Disappearance Baffles Police And Family, What Do You Think Happened?". Inquisitr. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Eubank, Tony (August 19, 2015). "Colorado authorities give updates on continuing Keller investigation". Cleveland Daily Banner. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Paul, Jesse (August 4, 2015). "Southern Colorado authorities indefinitely suspend search for Tennessee teen". The Denver Post. Denver, Colorado. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Billman, John (March 13, 2017). "How 1,600 People Went Missing from Our Public Lands Without a Trace". Outside. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Edwards, Lynda (January 25, 2016). "Bones found in Colorado could be Joe Keller's, but concerned citizens getting few answers about case". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Mincey, Allen (August 6, 2016). "Remains found in Colorado canyon identified as Keller". Cleveland Daily Banner. Cleveland, Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Paul, Jesse (August 8, 2016). "DNA confirms remains found in Conejos County are those of missing teen Joe Keller". The Denver Post. Denver. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
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