Joseph Richard Kempter, 63, was last seen leaving a Topeka nursing facility on Southeast Republican Avenue on July 5, 2004. He was described as 6 feet 1 inch, between 175 and 260 pounds, with gray hair, brown eyes, a humpback and a habit of walking with his head down. He was wearing a button-down shirt and khaki pants when he disappeared.

Kempter had a history of wandering from the facility and had previously been found elsewhere, including at a mission in Denver, Colorado, or returning on his own. This time he did not return, and despite searches and continued investigation his whereabouts remain unknown and the case is cold. Anyone with information about Joseph Kempter’s disappearance is asked to contact the Topeka Police Department or the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.