Joe Christopher Lee, known as Joe, was 44 when he was last seen in Williston, Williams County, North Dakota, on June 1, 2013. He is described as a White male with black hair and hazel eyes, about 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall and roughly 210 to 215 pounds, with tattoos on his back and left shoulder and possibly both arms. Public information identifies him also as José Christopher Lee.

Joe borrowed a truck in Williston on June 1 and was expected to return it that evening or by the next day. The friend who loaned the vehicle reported both Joe and the truck missing on June 2. The truck was later found abandoned on private farmland near the Epping/Springbrook Dam area; Joe was not with it. About 200 yards away, near a creek, searchers found his boots and socks. Rescue divers, a sonar robot, and cadaver dogs searched the creek and nearby area but found no further sign of him.

The case remains unresolved and is listed in NamUs as MP21351, investigated by the Williams County Sheriff’s Office, which renewed public attention to the case in March 2023. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Williams County Sheriff’s Office at 701-577-7700, agency case number 131-625.

Did anyone in the Williston area see Joe or the truck around June 1, 2013?