SAGINAW COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan State Police (MSP) announced Monday that a search for a missing man has officially gone statewide.
On Thursday, September 17, troopers from the MSP Tri-City Post were dispatched to a residence in Kochville Township to investigate a missing person. Karl Adam Marker, an 87-year-old male from Kochville Township, had left his residence around 8:00 a.m.
He was heading to the Fashion Square Mall in Saginaw, where he would frequently go to walk for about an hour. Police say Marker did not return home.
He was last seen driving his 2011 GMC Savannah van, which is described as a light tan or silver in color with a Michigan license plate of AUY500.
According to Marker’s family, he suffers from dementia.
Police say that a statewide search has been active since Thursday morning, and troopers have investigated and exhausted every investigative lead thus far. On Friday morning, a tip directed investigators to the James Township Hall, where a person matching Marker’s description was asking for directions to the mall.
MSP has conducted ground and air searches of the surrounding area and every possible route between Mr. Marker’s home and the mall. In addition to a statewide BOL, this information has been posted on billboards across the state, but these efforts have been unsuccessful.
Monday, the MSP announced that they are looking to engage every citizen in the state to locate Marker, and that he may have traveled well outside of the Tri-City area.
Marker is an 87-year-old white male, approximately 5’7″ tall and 185 pounds. He has blue eyes and grey hair.
Anyone with information or who sees Marker or his vehicle is asked to contact the Michigan State Police Tri-City Post at 989-495-5555, or 9-1-1.
