Justin Lewis Demko, 27, was reported missing from Clearfield, Pennsylvania after he left his home on foot on July 1, 2011, intending to walk about three blocks to another residence and never arriving. He is described as a white male, brown hair, green eyes, 5 feet 10 inches, about 160 pounds. The Lawrence Township Police Department took the missing person report and investigators began searching.

By late August 2011 the response had expanded into a large coordinated search. Lawrence Township and Clearfield Borough police, the Pennsylvania State Police aviation unit, K-9 teams, numerous fire departments, emergency services and volunteers searched areas including properties near the R.J. Corman Rail Yard, behind the Bionol plant, along the Susquehanna River and later the Guinea Hill Road area. The searches produced some information but did not locate Justin.

The Clearfield County District Attorney’s office continues to list the investigation as open. Friends and family remember Justin as a son, brother and father; his brother Shawn died in the months after Justin’s disappearance. Does anyone from Clearfield who knew Justin or saw him around July 1, 2011 have information to share?