Missing Rice Student Found Alive Student Missing For 8 Months

[Family Ties Forever!]

I can only imagine what grief and heartache this guy put his family through and those who searched for him.

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Missing Rice Student Found Alive Student Has Been Missing For 8 Months

Posted: 12:19 am CDT August 14, 2008
Updated: 12:30 am CDT August 14, 2008

Berkeley, Calif. -- A University of California, Berkeley officer has located Matthew J. Wilson, the 21-year-old Rice University student who was reported missing in December, the City of Berkeley Police Department (BPD) homicide detectives confirmed Wednesday.

Wilson was found in Dwinelle Hall on the UC Campus Wednesday evening and was detained as a possible theft suspect. Wilson then identified himself as the missing Rice student.

Wilson, originally from Haworth, Okla., was a junior seeking a computer science major at Rice University before he went missing on Dec. 15, 2007, from his off-campus Houston apartment.

On June 10, BPD found Wilson’s 2004 silver Dodge Neon in the 1200 block of Allston Way in West Berkeley.

BPD Homicide detectives had been assisting the Rice University Police Department with the Wilson case.

Wilson’s disappearance had garnered national attention and was the subject of several searches, extensive outreach programs by non-profit groups and highlighted on a variety of Web sites devoted to missing person cases.

Several entities, including the Wilson family and Rice University were offering a total of $25,000 in reward money for information regarding Wilson’s disappearance.

A BPD detective who has been working on the case is interviewing Wilson with hopes of learning the what Wilson has been doing over the last eight months.

UCPD is conducting the ongoing theft investigation. No further details will be available pending the completion of interviews.

Previous Stories:
July 28, 2008: Missing Rice University Student Reportedly Sighted
July 2, 2008: Police: Missing Rice Student May Not Want To Be Found
January 16, 2008: Rice Student's Disappearance Possibly Planned
December 22, 2007: Missing Student's Family Pleads For Answers
December 20, 2007: Rice University Student Reported Missing

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[dawsongirl]

Shame on him if he just went missing on his own. Way to waste people's time and money, jerk.

[Chocoholic]

Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Shame on him if he just went missing on his own. Way to waste people's time and money, jerk.

Maybe he was sick of his life and wanted to start over fresh and new. I've fantasized about walking away from my life many times. Still, would have been nice if he let his family know where he was.

[dawsongirl]

Originally Posted by Homeriffic

Maybe he was sick of his life and wanted to start over fresh and new. I've fantasized about walking away from my life many times. Still, would have been nice if he let his family know where he was.

True.