Joseph Ernest Moore, known as Joe, was 66 when he was last seen on or around May 20, 2006, at his home near the 10 block of E. St. NE in Ephrata, Washington. Family and friends describe him as a White male with graying brown hair and hazel eyes.

His disappearance is described as sudden and unexplained. All of his personal belongings remained at the residence, with no signs of struggle or forced entry and no indication he had planned to leave. The Ephrata Police Department classified the case as an endangered missing person investigation but developed few leads, and information dried up as the case went cold.

The lack of new details has made it difficult for investigators and Moore’s family to determine what happened that spring. If anyone saw Joseph Moore around May 2006 or has information about his whereabouts, please come forward to the Ephrata Police Department.