joe vaughn

Missing since: July 17, 2005

White male

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Height: 6’1’’ - 6’2’’

Weight: 150 -170 lbs.

Age (at time of disappearance): 23

Tattoo(s): Dragon on back and barbed wire on bicep (possibly left). Both are done with no color.


Last seen wearing: shorts and brown leather sandals (possibly size 12)


case details:

Vaughn was last seen on July 17, 2005, in Vancleave, Mississippi. His father dropped him off to fish at a pond near Old River Road Loop. He was supposed to use a nearby resident’s phone to call his father when he was finished fishing for the day so that his father could come back and pick him up. Vaughn never called his father that day and has not been seen or heard from since.

Authorities believe that Vaughn met with foul play and is deceased. Several relatives and friends of Vaughn are suspects in his case; however, no charges have been filed against anyone at this time in regards to Vaughn’s disappearance.


Investigating Agency Information:

Jackson County Sheriff’s Department

(228)769-3024

NamUs ID#: MP51651

Additional Resources:

Mississippi Lostnmissing

Mississippi Missing and Unidentified Persons

The Charley Project