Fifteen-year-old Jose Morales was last seen at his foster parents’ home in Vienna, Missouri, on the evening of July 26, 2023, and was reported missing. The Maries County Sheriff’s Office issued an Endangered Person Advisory and investigators quickly concluded he may not have left voluntarily. Authorities suspected he might be with his biological father, which expanded the search to include larger metro areas such as Columbia and St. Louis.

Jose is described as 5 feet 7 inches, about 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Distinctive features include a lower right lip piercing and a scar near his left eyebrow. Friends and family asked the public to be vigilant and report any sightings or information that could help locate him.

Does anyone in Vienna, Columbia, St. Louis, or along travel routes remember seeing Jose after July 26, 2023?