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12-23-2007, 03:49 PM
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#31 | | Senior Member
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| Very scary and very sad for his parents, friends and the whole Houston and Rice community. We are all hoping for a positive outcome. | 
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12-23-2007, 04:53 PM
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#32 | | Junior Member
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| Everyone should share this information - maybe someone will have seen him. | |
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12-23-2007, 04:56 PM
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#33 | | Junior Member
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| Does anyone know if this news has gone national? | |
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12-23-2007, 05:03 PM
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#34 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia / Houston, TX / Long Island, NY
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| re: national news:
It was reported on ABCnews.com, and was on On The Record on Fox News. | |
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12-23-2007, 07:51 PM
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#35 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: mid South
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| My daughter said he apparently withdrew money from his account shortly before he went missing, and no rent or expenses were due. They now suspect he disappeared willingly, but that is not confirmed. | |
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12-23-2007, 08:40 PM
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#36 | | Senior Member
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| Every time this comes up I'm afraid to look. I'm so hoping for a positive outcome. | |
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12-23-2007, 11:06 PM
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#37 | | Senior Member
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| Maybe we can hope he'll surprise his family for Christmas. The lack of information must be so painful. His information is on all the "missing persons" websites, but still, now news.... | |
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12-23-2007, 11:26 PM
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#38 | | Senior Member
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| A reality is that during times like this- finals, applications, etc., people Do take off, hurt themselves, etc...for a variety of reasons- don't want be a "failure", don't want to disappoint, don't want to have to explain things
at certain times of year, things come to a head
this may or may not be the case here, but just something to be watchful for- and if you see someone with lots of pressure, give them a hug and say no matter what, you love them | |
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12-24-2007, 08:07 AM
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#39 | | Senior Member
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| Exactly, CGM. This is what they are now thinking. He studied intensely- would not even check email because it would distract him from studying. Pressure might have gotten to be too much... | |
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12-26-2007, 08:22 PM
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01-06-2008, 12:01 PM
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#41 | | Junior Member
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| Missing Rice Student
As my son is in the air travelling back to Rice for his final semester, my thoughts turn to the family and friends of Matthew Wilson, the Rice University junior who has been missing since the start of finals during the middle of December. Rice and the family are now offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to his return. I've seen one report of his disappearance on Fox back before Christmas and the Houston Chronicle has had various sporatic articles. Given, I'm located in New Hampshire and don't hear the local buzz, however, I'm just surprised and disappointed that this has not received more national media attention.
My thoughts and prayers are with Matthew, his family and friends. $20,000 offered for info on missing Rice student | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle | |
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01-06-2008, 12:08 PM
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#42 | | Senior Member
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I'm just surprised and disappointed that this has not received more national media attention.
| Maybe the lack of attention to this particular situation is because it seems to be happening all over.
This guy graduated with my D, and many form my church have been involved in the search. Missing since Nov 2. Find Justin Gaines, If you have any info call 1-877-270-9500
And 24 year old Meredith Emerson, missing since New Year's Day - presumed dead: Man charged with kidnapping
Every single situation is heartbreaking, and I can't and don't want to imagine what these families are going through. I hope Matthew's family gets good news, soon. Beyond that, I hope all these families get closure. | |
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01-06-2008, 12:09 PM
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#43 | | Junior Member
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| I am also very surprised that this story did not receive much press. The recent story about the missing hiker has been all over the news. | |
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01-06-2008, 12:11 PM
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#44 | | Junior Member
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| I was just going to post this on the Rice area, when I saw this..Maybe we can do what I did below for all missing students?? Go over the facts and think about idea.
Where is Matthew Wilson?
As a parent of another Rice Comp sci junior, I am very upset that there is no news on his disappearance in December.
Being an active member of College confidential I had an idea. Not that any of us really knows what happened, but what if all of the bright minds on here, worked together to piece together ideas for what might have happened or what needs to be checked that might have been overlooked.
I've been obsessing over this since he disappeared and there a a couple of things that I wonder about.
Why was the cell phone left at his apartment?.
Why did he take out $400 and then go back to his apartment and then disappear?
Where is his car?
Why did he plan on picking up his friend for a trip to the airport and then not show up.
As a parent of a fellow geek, I know most serious students would not desert their families, even if they don't talk to them everyday, nor would they ever not turn in papers or miss taking people where they said they would take them.
Did the police check email or phone messages to see with whom Matthew communicated before he went missing? The reason I ask that is that I kept wondering what the $400 was for. It came into my mind last night that maybe he went to buy something tech related, but not necessarily from a store. Could he have gone to someone's home to buy something he saw advertised on Craig's list, or something like it?? Maybe it was a fake ad? But where is the car? Does anyone else have any ideas or questions that might open up new ideas for the police? We've all read detective novels and watched shows in that genre. What is missing from the equation??
Let's see if all the bright sparks on this site can shine some light on this horrible disappearance. | |
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01-06-2008, 12:15 PM
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#45 | | Junior Member
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| thats heartwrenching  | |
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