George Owens

[treeman]

This is the story about the old black guy who dissapeared...
Eye witnesses said he seemed dissorientated and his car was found in the woods with the keys inside but his body was never found....nor was he.

I believe he probably suffered some sort of stroke or dementia and went to get some wood and just stumbled out into the woods to die or whatever.

Any updates on this case?

-Ben

[wiseguy182]

Unfortunately, there has never been an update on the George Owens case. Unfurtunately, since it's been 22 years since his disappearance, and that he would be in the vicinity of 100 years old or more at this point, I don't think the odds of him being found alive are very good. We can hope though.

I've got a bad feeling George ran into foul play. It looks like he was suffering from amnesia at the time, and I think somebody tagged him as vulnerable. that might explain why 2 cars (including George's) went down that dead-end road, but only one came back (the vehicle that wasn't George's). In addition, I would imagine that George would have required some type of assistance had he survived, as I don't think he could have survived left on his own for very long. I wonder if anyone has checked his social security number, credit cards for any activity. I wonder if his brother is still alive.

[LooksLikeCRicci]

This case gives me a lump in my throat EVERY time I watch it. When he's like, "I can't find my wife," I get all weepy. It sucks.

I really wish that they could have found him, but I agree that it's probably too late to find him. He would be over 100 years old now.

[kadrmas15]

Yes CRicci, I agree it was an emotional case, I have always liked senior citizens, just very sad when this kind of stuff happens to them. Yes, I believe George Owens did meet with foul play. I think that George probably had a mild stroke or was confused or something, he clearly was disoriented and I think that he probably was taken advantage of and killed. Clearly the unexplained truck would be the answer to this mystery.

[Goofyman]

I can totally understand George Owens having a stroke or another medical issue spike up and cause him to become disoriented, because it doesn't seem as if any other option makes sense. I would assume Mr. Owens knew his way to the destination, and no road closings/detours were talked of in UM, and even so it seems unlikely he would be unable to reach his destination if he was fine.

He obviously got off track and lost, but the hard part is trying to figure out what happened between his last known sighting and his car ending up on the hill. Did he go to another town, stop for help and run into trouble?

If I had to speculate on what happened, I'd say he went somewhere else and ran into trouble, maybe in the form of a "Oh, I know the way up there. I'll take you."

Whammo.

This is a case where the UM critical facts would be nice to know, as it is more than likely that Mr. Owens has passed on, and at this point it seems that almost everyone related to him is probably up in years now (his wife died, I imagine his brother has died since the broadcast, etc.) and the case will simply stagnate until the person who committed the crime comes forward. I mean, this was a case from I think over 20 years ago, so if anyone had a brief sighting of him it is likely gone from the memory.

Very sad case. The actor playing Mr. Owens captured the sense of confusion so well...

[phillipscurve]

I have recently watched George Owen´s case, both at the video site and on CD´s volume 4. A sad case indeed. Have you noticed that in one of his photos, Mr. Owens looked a lot like an "older" Arsenio Hall or an "older" Wesley Snipes?

[kamy]

Originally Posted by phillipscurve

I have recently watched George Owen´s case, both at the video site and on CD´s volume 4. A sad case indeed. Have you noticed that in one of his photos, Mr. Owens looked a lot like an "older" Arsenio Hall or an "older" Wesley Snipes?

Hahaha, I thought he looked just like Arsenio Hall, in a few years. How funny! God bless him.

[DearBunny]

This was a really sad case. It sounds to me like George Owens got lost and became disoriented, and someone took advantage of that. He could have wandered into the woods and died of exposure, but that doesn't explain the other vehicle that was seen following George's car up the hill and then returning alone. Regardless of what really happened, it seems unlikely that he is still alive since he'd be over 100 years old by now.

[scm80]

This is really a sad case...I'm getting a lump in my throat too...

[charmedsignora]

If he became disoriented, wondered into the woods, and died of exposure, you'd think that his body would have been found during some kind of a search. But he was never found...so I definitely think that he met with foul play.

Besides, why would he just walk off without his cane? Even when he was seen all disoriented, he always had his cane with him.

[compulsive dvd]

I think this segment is a good example of the actor looking nothing like the real person at all.

[LiveByTheSea]

I thought this was about Joe Owens lol

[slasherman]

Originally Posted by charmedsignora

If he became disoriented, wondered into the woods, and died of exposure, you'd think that his body would have been found during some kind of a search. But he was never found...so I definitely think that he met with foul play.

Besides, why would he just walk off without his cane? Even when he was seen all disoriented, he always had his cane with him.

No foul play..he probably had a minor stroke and is laying in the woods somewhere. Because of animals and weather he maybe never found.

[DALLASTEXAN!!]

sad case. I guess if we can learn anything from it.....it would be to try our best to help others if we can see similiar behavior from someone in the future. maybe a doctor could have helped him......maybe not. very unfortunate.

[CanadianUMFan]

Originally Posted by slasherman

No foul play..he probably had a minor stroke and is laying in the woods somewhere. Because of animals and weather he maybe never found.

I am not convinced that there was foul play either. I think that he started on his way to retrieve his wife, suffered a minor stroke, and could not find his way back. At worst, a person or persons in that truck might have robbed him but I doubt that they killed him. They probably just took his money, etc. and left him there. As I type all of this, I feel very depressed because it is a very sad way to have one's life end.