Kumari Shreya
In season 3, episode 6 of Investigation Discovery’s ‘Disappeared,’ viewers get to know more about the intriguing case of Jeremy Alex. Titled ‘Disappeared: Into the Woods,’ the episode focuses on the mysterious circumstances surrounding Jeremy’s disappearance and the reactions of his loved ones towards the same. The case has confounded people since he first went missing on April 24, 2004. As such, the public is wondering whether or not the case of the missing person has been solved.
Jeremy Alex Went Missing Under Mysterious Circumstances
In April of 2004, Jeremy Alex had been working as a gardener and was living in Lincolnville, Maine. Having celebrated his 28th birthday on April 8, 2004, he was looking forward to moving into a house in Northport, Maine, with his girlfriend. His parents, Ted Alex and Paula Caswell, though divorced, had decided to travel from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on April 23, 2004, to celebrate the recent events in their son’s life.
However, the following day was nothing if not strange. Around 11 AM in the morning on April 24, 2004, Jeremy arrived at his girlfriend’s home to help her move. As shared by Jeremy’s girlfriend, he had been acting strangely and was claiming that there were people after him who wanted to hurt him. His bad mood had apparently lasted until he decided to leave. The next person who reportedly saw him was one of Jeremy’s high school teachers.
Around that time, the teacher was living on Pound Hill Road, Northport, Maine, which was about an hour away from Jeremy’s new home. She stated how she and her husband had found Jeremy in their backyard. With money in his hand, the Maine resident had apparently been acting “erratically,” telling the couple that “bad guys” wanted to harm him. After Jeremy had begged for their help, the two shared how the teacher’s husband had tried to calm him down while she went to call the police.
By the time the police arrived at the teacher’s home, Jeremy had reportedly panicked and ran into the nearby woods. Following this, the authorities tried their best to track down Jeremy, but the attempts seemed to be in vain. On April 25, 2004, which was the day after Jeremy had seemingly run into the woods, the police found his van in the parking lot of Waldo County Humane Society near Pound Hill Road. Jeremy’s phone and his car’s keys were in the van, which only added to the complicated nature of the case.
For months, the police tried their best to find Jeremy, with many tips pouring in. On April 30, 2004, a man with a similar description had been spotted running across Route 1 near Northport, which did seem like a credible lead but did not seem to lead to any new discoveries. Since Jeremy’s disappearance, those close to him have admitted that he did have a habit of using drugs. In fact, his girlfriend claimed that Jeremy had actually ingested cocaine and heroin the same day that he had disappeared, which authorities believe may have led Jeremy to have hallucinations.
About four years after Jeremy disappeared, a Northport couple turned over his driver’s license to the police. They claimed that the license had been washed up to their house in May 2004, along with some money, while the property was still under construction by the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, the house was also connected to the same woods that Jeremy had disappeared into. The couple had seemingly kept the license with them without giving it much thought until a family friend pointed out that it belonged to a missing man.
Jeremy Alex’s Fate Remains Unknown
As of writing, Jeremy Alex’s whereabouts have yet to be ascertained. On April 24, 2002, the Maine State Police urged the public to come forward with any information they might have regarding the disappearance. Declared a “suspicious missing persons case,” the authorities shared how Jeremy’s family had offered a reward for anyone who might know his location. However, even today, no new lead has been found in regard to the case. In honor of Jeremy, his father, Ted Alex, started the Jeremy Alex Fund in collaboration with Portsmouth’s Rotary Club.
