Missing
Joseph Hellman
Hellman, approximately 2019; Dalton Dukes
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/21/2019
Missing location (approx) :
Omaha, Nebraska
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 37 years old
Height / Weight : Unknown
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hellman was last seen in Omaha, Nebraska on January 29, 2019. He has never been heard from again. He was not reported missing until February 21. In December 2019, authorities announced his case was being treated as a homicide.
In February 2020, Dalton Dukes was charged with Hellman's murder. A photo of him is posted with this case summary. According to court documents, after Hellman sold Dukes fake methamphetamine, Dukes took a handgun and tracked him down at a house in the 3900 block of Fort Street in Douglas County, Nebraska. Witnesses heard a single gunshot and saw Dukes leave the house with a body.
Hellman's body has not been located. Investigators believe it may be inside a vehicle in the Missouri River in Iowa. He lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the time of his disappearance. Foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved.
Other information and links : ncy
Omaha Crime Stoppers
402-444-7867
September 2021 updates and sources
WOWT 6
Joseph Hellman's Facebook pageheader
The Daily Nonpareil
October 12, 2004. February 28, 2020; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
