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In the quiet town of Stayton, Oregon, a young man named Joseph Warren Babcock seemingly vanished, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. On May 11, 1997, the 22-year-old was last heard from, and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unknown. For reasons that are not publicly documented, it would be another five years before his mother officially reported him as a missing person to the Stayton Police Department in 2002. At the time he went missing, Joseph was desc ...Read More
Last Seen: May 11, 1997

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Victim Details

May 24, 2026

Jun 08, 2026

Joseph

Babcock

51

22

71 inches

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 11, 1997

Stayton

Oregon

Marion County

97383

No

195499

Stayton Police Department

Stayton

Oregon

Marion County

97383

386 North 3rd Avenue, Oregon

5037693423

Local

Law Enforcement

02-513

2002-01-31

Stayton Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/16/2026


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