MN MN - Joshua Guimond, 20, Collegeville, 9 Nov 2002

11:53 AM

Josh Guimond disappeared on November 9, 2002 after leaving a campus party at St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. Josh did not take his car or his glasses, and his credit cards have not been used. Dive teams have determined he is not in any of the nearby bodies of water.

Please visit Josh's website at: www.findjoshua.com

Almost three years have passed and there has been no leads in this case

11-09-2005, 03:29 PM

Vigil Planned For Missing St. John's Student

Posted: Nov 9, 2005

(AP) Collegeville, Minn. Thursday marks three years since St. John's University student Josh Guimond disappeared.

On Nov. 10, 2002, Guimond left a party and started walking back to his dorm room. That's the last time anyone saw him.

Guimond's father has said he believes someone abducted his son. But authorities don't believe Guimond was abducted.

Officials initially suspected Guimond fell into a lake near St. John's. But the lake was drained, and nothing was found.

A program to remember Guimond is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Maple Lake, Minn.

wcco.com/local/local_story_313135712.html

11-09-2005, 03:32 PM

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Classification Endangered Missing Adult
Date of Birth: June 18, 1982
Date Missing: November 10, 2002
From City/State: Collegeville, MN
Age at Time of Disapperance: 20
Gender: Male
Race: White
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Weight: 170 pounds
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Medium
Clothing: Gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Unknown. Joshua was last seen late Saturday night on November 9, 2002 or possibly early Sunday, the following morning, at St. John's University.

Investigative Agency:
Stearns County Sheriff's Office
Phone: (320) 259-3700
Website: www.co.stearns.mn.us/departments/sheriff/
Investigative Case #: 02038764

National Center for Missing Adults

11-09-2005, 03:33 PM

Vigil Planned For Missing St. John's Student

Posted: Nov 9, 2005

(AP) Collegeville, Minn. Thursday marks three years since St. John's University student Josh Guimond disappeared.

On Nov. 10, 2002, Guimond left a party and started walking back to his dorm room. That's the last time anyone saw him.

Guimond's father has said he believes someone abducted his son. But authorities don't believe Guimond was abducted.

Officials initially suspected Guimond fell into a lake near St. John's. But the lake was drained, and nothing was found.

A program to remember Guimond is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Maple Lake, Minn.

wcco.com/local/local_story_313135712.html

11-15-2005, 06:55 PM

COLLEGEVILLE It's been three years since St. John's University student Joshua Guimond vanished after leaving a party on campus.

Gone is the sign that used to greet visitors to the Collegeville campus, which had Guimond's picture and a message to find him. This year's crop of seniors is the last class that was there when the mysterious disappearance gained national attention.

But Guimond, a 20-year-old junior when he disappeared, won't be forgotten by those who know him, many of whom gathered Thursday night at a Maple Lake church for a candlelight vigil.

Little has changed regarding the investigation into Guimond's disappearance. His case is the only one still unsolved among the disappearances of several young people that happened within months of each other in late 2002.

"I guess when they find them, they at least know what happened and whether there was foul play," said Guimond's father, Brian, of the other cases. "Every case is different, though."

He remains convinced that his only son was abducted.

"The only question is who and why," he said.

The disappearance is classified as a missing-person case, although investigators haven't ruled out the possibility that Guimond was abducted, Sheriff John Sanner said.

"But there is no physical evidence to indicate this is anything other than a missing-person case," he said.

Guimond left a party late Nov. 9 or early Nov. 10, 2002, apparently intending to walk to his apartment. He hasn't been heard from or seen since, and there has been no activity on his bank accounts or e-mail accounts.

Investigators, volunteers and the National Guard have searched the lakes, university buildings and campus.

Leads in the case have trickled to almost nothing, Sanner said. He again urged anyone with any information that might be pertinent to the case to call his office. "Even if they believe the information is minute, let us make that determination," Sanner said.

07-16-2008, 07:28 PM

I am wondering if Lanphear, the deviant who abducted the two young men in Madison, Wisconsin, had anything to do with Josh's disappearance. If you will look at this map, there is a direct route from Madison to Collegeville:

maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...num=1&ct=title

This has been on my mind all day.

07-18-2008, 03:26 PM

There are very few details to go on, for example LE doesn't say why they don't think Guimond was abducted but it must have something to do with known details of his private life. Maybe Guimond was suicidal, or had mentioned he wanted to get away, or something similar. Without being privy to this we can only make vague guesses.