Missing
Ronald Eugene Westwick
Westwick, approximately 1979
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/12/1979
Missing location (approx) :
Ames, Iowa
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/26/1944 (76)
Age at the time of disappearance: 34 years old
Height / Weight : 6'2, 240 pounds
Medical conditions : Westwick suffers from epilepsy and requires medication. He is classified as disabled.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Westwick has tattoos on both upper arms.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Westwick was last seen in Ames, Iowa on March 12, 1979. He visited some places in town, and then disappeared. After his disappearance, his car was found in the 500 block of Fifth Street, with several parking tickets on its hood.
Westwick never used his bank accounts after his disappearance. His parents, whom he lived with, are now deceased. Little information is available in his case, which remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Ames Police Department
515-239-5131
September 2021 updates and sources
Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse
Ames Patch
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