ME ALEX JACKSON: Missing from Leeds, ME - 12 May 2023 - Age 33 *Found Deceased**ARREST*

The info at this point is that Alex was last seen in Leeds, Maine Friday afternoon where he'd visited a friend and that from there, he was possibly headed to Vermont, however, his dog was found late afternoon Monday near Gray Rd. in N. Yarmouth, which is about 40 miles south of Leeds.
His vehicle is a white Dodge Ram 3500 pickup.

'I want him to come home': Search for Windham man continues, dog found wandering North Yarmouth

A mother's worst nightmare. Patty Jackson's son, Alex Jackson, has not been seen in four days.

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'I just want him home' | Mother of missing Windham man speaks out after disappearance

Alex Jackson has been missing since Friday after visiting a friend in Leeds.

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Family seeks answers for Windham man, 33, missing since Friday

Alex R. Jackson, 33, was last seen on the afternoon of Friday, May 12.

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MEDIA - Alex Jackson: Missing from Leeds, Maine-12 May 2023- Age 33

 

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Maine wardens join search for Windham man missing since last Friday

Alex Jackson, 33, was last seen on the afternoon of May 12, and is believed to have been traveling in a white Dodge Ram 3500.

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by Leela Stockley
1 hour ago

Members of the Maine Warden Service have joined the search for a Windham man who has not been seen since last Friday.

Alex Jackson, 33, was last seen on the afternoon of May 12 according to Windham police Sgt. Robert Hunt.

Jackson was possibly traveling to the Lyndonville or St. Johnsbury area in Vermont in a white Dodge Ram 3500 with a Maine farm license plate reading 97096 and towing a flatbed trailer, Hunt said.


As of Friday afternoon, officials believe that he may be in the vicinity of Turner.

Jackson’s dog, who had been with him when he was last seen, was found in North Yarmouth earlier this week. The white husky-Labrador retriever mix, named Hazel, was found about 5:30 p.m. Monday wandering near Gray Road, about 30 miles from where Jackson was last seen.

Jackson was described as standing 5-foot-7, weighing 150 pounds and having brown hair and eyes. He may be wearing blue jeans, a hunter shirt and ball cap.

Anyone with information about Jackson’s whereabouts can call the Windham Police Department at 207-893-2810 option 2.

 

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'It's just so bizarre:' Windham family desperate for help to find missing man

A Windham family is desperate for help, hoping to find their missing loved one.

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'It's just so bizarre:' Windham family desperate for help to find missing man
A Windham family is desperate for help, hoping to find their missing loved one.

They’ve been searching for Alex Jackson for a week now with little sign of where exactly he could be.

Thirty-three-year-old Alex R. Jackson lives at his parents’ home.

His mom says that he left on Friday to go to a friend’s house in the Leeds area.

He told his girlfriend he was leaving to go to Vermont, but no one has heard from him since.

"It’s just so bizarre because he’s not one who doesn’t come home. He’s not one who doesn’t call or try to get to a phone and say, ‘I’m sorry, my phone died. I’m sorry for not calling you,’" mother Patricia Jackson said.

No one has heard from him and calls go straight to voicemail.

"It's not like him to go this long without his phone," said Meghan Bougie, Alex's girlfriend. "His phone doesn't go far from him. He's normally calling me five, six times a day, sometimes more."

Adding to the mystery is that his dog Hazel, who was with him, was found in North Yarmouth. She was seemingly fine.


The Maine Warden Service is helping, and at one point had a plane flying around looking for his truck.

With so many winding streets, his mom is worried that his truck may have gone off the side of the road.

"The road is so windy, 'cause it follows this big river. My whole thing has been that his truck went down an embankment," Patricia Jackson said.

That’s where she wants people to look if they can.

He was last known to be operating a distinctive dual-axle truck.

It is a white Dodge Ram 3500 with a black bed, according to the warden service.

Its license plate is “97096.”

The truck was towing a flatbed trailer.

 

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'I want him to come home': Search continues for Windham man who disappeared on May 12

The search continues for a missing Windham man. His family is desperate for help, hoping to find their missing loved one.

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'I want him to come home': Search continues for Windham man who disappeared on May 12
The search continues for a missing Windham man. His family is desperate for help, hoping to find their missing loved one.

State investigators are working with the Windham Police Department to try to find 33-year-old Alex Jackson, who was last seen more than a week ago on Friday, May 12.

Officials say they’ve been searching by plane as well as checking some areas by truck and ATV.

"It’s just so bizarre because he’s not one who doesn’t come home. He’s not one who doesn’t call or try to get to a phone and say, ‘I’m sorry, my phone died. I’m sorry for not calling you,’" Patricia Jackson, Alex Jackson’s mother, said.

Jackson was last known to be operating a distinctive dual-axle truck. It is a white Dodge Ram 3500 with a black bed, according to the Maine Warden Service. Its license plate is 97096. The truck was towing a flatbed trailer.

 

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That doesn't seem to be a place that would be hidden from just going off the road some place. I would be leaning to foul play or he's willingly disappeared.

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

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Since his disappearance, his dog Hazel, a husky and Labrador retriever mix, was found without Jackson off a road in North Yarmouth, according to his sister’s Facebook posts the evening of May 15. Hazel was discovered about 30 miles from his last known location in Leeds, where he was visiting a friend, and about 15 miles from Jackson’s parents’ home, WMTW reported.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article275503126.html#storylink=cpy

 

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Alex Jackson still missing after 7 weeks

Alex Jackson went missing on May 12 with his husky/Labrador mix Hazel. Three days later, Hazel was found in North Yarmouth.

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Posted July 1
Updated July 3
BY JOE CHARPENTIER SUN JOURNAL

LEEDS — June 30 marks seven weeks since Alex Jackson, 33, of Windham was reported missing. He was last seen on May 12 in Leeds and was reported to be traveling to the upstate Vermont area.

Windham Police Department has been working with Maine Warden Service to locate Jackson. Maine Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said Maine State Police are now assisting with the investigation.

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Jackson’s sister, Kayla Jackson, said in May 21 and May 28 Facebook posts that the collar Hazel had on when she was found did not match what she left home with; on June 5, she said the last area his cell phone pinged was in Monmouth; on June 14, she posted divers were looking in lakes and rivers; on June 21, she posted detectives followed up on potential sightings in Skowhegan and Bangor, but both were false. Throughout several posts, Kayla Jackson has asked people to stop going on private property to search as detectives have already done so.

Timelines, details and speculations have been shared aplenty across social media and in a Facebook group dedicated to finding Jackson. Most, if not all, is information police cannot confirm, said Windham police Capt. Jason Andrews in an email.

“Unfortunately, a lot of people have taken it upon themselves to use the information on Facebook to develop theories and timelines,” Andrews said. “As you could imagine, if we released every lead before we vetted them out it would lead to a lot of confusion.”

Andrews said the primary investigator is in regular contact with Jackson’s family and updates to the case will be shared publicly and on social media when they become available. Members of Jackson’s family were reached via Facebook, but declined comment until detectives release new information

Jackson’s mother, Patricia Jackson, said in a May 21 Portland Press Herald story that he always checks in daily and that he calls and texts his girlfriend several times a day. Jackson often travels back roads in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont while hauling equipment, livestock and supplies for farmers.

“He always calls. He never, ever goes off for days and doesn’t check in,” Patricia Jackson said in the article. “He doesn’t smoke pot. He doesn’t drink. He doesn’t do any of that stuff. He doesn’t hang out with shady people. It’s just like he’s been plucked out of wherever. The whole thing is insane.”

Kayla Jackson posted to Facebook on Friday that with no answers seven weeks to the day Alex was reported missing, it was an emotional day. She thanked those who continue to help look and put up fliers. Detectives have asked family and friends involved in their Facebook group to step back from social media due to the volume of harassment the family has endured, she said.

“It’s hard seeing all the hateful comments that people are making,” Kayla Jackson said. “I can’t believe it has come to that, but I keep praying every day for good news and for my brother to come home … Alex, I love you and I will never give up on finding you. I miss you so much and I hope that you come home soon.”

 

[GrandmaBear]

So what is this case then? I mean what could have happened? I know nothing about it nor any comments on it. His rig just went off road maybe in an accident? Thoughts?

I haven't read the links just the excerpts here.

 

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Unsolved mystery: Windham man missing for over three months

It’s been more than three months since a Windham man disappeared.

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Unsolved mystery: Windham man missing for over three months
It’s been more than three months since a Windham man disappeared.

Alex Jackson, 33, was last seen on May 12 in the Leeds area. He has not been heard from since.

Jackson lives at his parents’ home. His mom says that he left to go to a friend’s house in the Leeds area.

"It’s just so bizarre because he’s not one who doesn’t come home. He’s not one who doesn’t call or try to get to a phone and say, ‘I’m sorry, my phone died. I’m sorry for not calling you,’" Patricia Jackson, Alex Jackson’s mother, told CBS13 in May.

Jackson’s phone has been off since 4:30 p.m. on May 12.

Adding to the mystery is that his dog Hazel, who was with him, was found in North Yarmouth on May 15. She was seemingly fine. The dog was reported to have been wearing a different collar than she was known to have had on previously.


Police say ground and air searches have been unsuccessful at finding Jackson or his vehicle.

 

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A different collar on the dog would be I'd imagine so that the dog would never be connected to him if found. Taking off one that likely had ID, name, address, who to contact, license #, etc. He could have done that or a perp could have. His "rig" has not even been found has it?

I'd rule out accident IF someone changed the dog's collar for the reason mentioned. If the dog just fled after an accident, the collar wouldn't have gotten changed.

If the collar was just a simple change from a black one to a blue one, I'd think nothing of it but if it got changed and had no accurate identifiers and the previous one did, then something more is going on here.

 

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Where is Alex Jackson? Family pleads for answers as search continues for missing Mainer

Alex's family says they are desperate for closure, adding they've received hoax calls demanding money for his safety.

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Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Aug 29, 2023
Jim Keithley
Reporter

WINDHAM, Maine —
Alex Jackson, 33, of Windham, has been missing for nearly four months. Divers have searched multiple waterways in central and southern Maine. His family members have conducted their own searches and posted "missing person" flyers.

They continue to plead for answers on the 33-year-old's whereabouts.

"I just want him to know if he's able — to know it is – I love him more than life," said Patty Jackson, Alex Jackson's mother.

Jackson, a farmer, was last seen on May 12 at a friend's house in the town of Leeds. He never came home that Friday night. Three days later, Jackson's dog, Hazel, was discovered wandering around the area of Gray Road in North Yarmouth, which is 30 miles from where he was last seen and about 15 miles from his parent's house in Windham, where he lives.

Authorities searched for his white Dodge Ram 3500, towing a flatbed trailer. The family said Jackson told two people, including his girlfriend, he was "going to Vermont."

He hasn't been seen or heard from since. His cellphone is dead. His family said he didn't carry any debt or credit cards and had $150 cash.

If Jackson is out there, and can see this story, the family has a message.

"The message is – I love you. I love you, Alex," said Kayla Jackson. "If you're in trouble or you want me to come pick you up, I'll pick you up. You can call my cellphone. You know what my cell phone number is. I'll do anything to have you come back," she said.

To make matters worse, through all the heartache, a social media firestorm with false leads, bogus sightings and a scam phone call with a man on the other end.

"He says, 'I've got your son here.' He says, 'I've got a gun in his mouth and if you don't send me $400,000, I'm going to blow his head off'," said Patty Jackson, repeating the details of that phone call.

The call proved to be a hoax.

The Jackson family is desperate for closure. If anyone has information on Alex Jackson's whereabouts, you are asked to call the Windham police at 207-893 -2810.

 

[GrandmaBear]

So was he ever seen or his rig seen after the friend saw him? And the friend DID see him right, he did make it there?

Did cameras pick him or the rig up ANYWHERE from then on?

So he was known to be carrying $150 and no credit or debit cards. Odd in a way that that is known. It also means no way to track him by purchase history even IF they could get a warrant for such which isn't easy for an adult. And a dead cell phone and so that's out. Unusual I'd say for someone so young to not carry anything but cash. and makes him far harder to track/find, again, IF they could get a warrant. maybe he had Apple Pay or some such.

I'd lean towards him leaving on his own, however, his truck would be picked up somewhere by cameras one would think, first place being a gas station. The fact the truck/rig has not been spotted is odd. Could be a vehicle accident but they can't even ping the phone... Seems more like foul play. And if so, what would you do with the rig...Send it into the water would be my first guess. Garage it (riskier) or park it in the woods somewhere (riskier) are other possibilities. I wouldn't think it was taken far or during daylight just because again, someone would have seen it/him or cameras would have picked it up somewhere. The dog, seemingly fine, was let go I'd say either near where it was found or it traveled that far. If he had an accident, the dog would have had to survive, be seemingly fine AND get out of the vehicle. Possible but seems unlikely.

So what's the deal here? He told two people he was going to Vermont, one was his gf, who was the other? What's the big secret the other person can't be named? He was last seen at a friend's house? Male or female? Reason for visiting? Is there proof he was actually there? What is the friend's account? When did he leave? Again why'd he go there before going to Vermont (allegedly)? Did he just mention he was going to Vermont at some point or was he specifically going there that day and said so? He only told one other person than the gf, if that was the mother, one would think it would e said it was her, so I'm thinking it wasn't. If the mom knows so much as to how much cash he had on him, etc. wouldn't she also be informed of his plans? Maybe the Vermont thing is a lie. Possibly.

I also find it odd that she says he can call her cell phone and that he knows the number. Specifically her cell and he knows the number. Just a bit strange is all. As opposed to calling someone else or another number or what...?

There is a lot missing in the story here and I'd wonder why. If he was just missing with no foul play suspected, why aren't the friend and gf out there begging for answers and sharing their last communications with him? If no foul play is suspected then why isn't LE, the family, the friend and the gf sharing every known fact? Maybe they are and I just haven't had time to read that or realize it but don't think so. It seems to me that means foul play is definitely suspected because that's when you keep info away from the public, etc.

Who all is in his life? Is there an ex wife? Are there children? Is there a stepfather? Are there children with the gf? What were his hobbies? Any recent issues? Health? Did he frequent any restaurants or areas? Somewhere he'd like to go to get away?

I'm just pointing out nothing is being shared, even the mundane that could lead to something. Was he one to keep his cell phone charged. Did he use apps that could help? Had he always lived at home or was he just back there due to a break up or loss of a job or something? If he had a gf why weren't they living together or did she live there too? Has he contacted anyone else he knew and have they seen him?

I'd guess the answers are no to anyone else having seen him or having contact and that again comes back to foul play. It all seems to, most likely anyhow.

Can it even be shown he left home on that day and did arrive at the friend's home? Surely there must be a camera or something along the way to show that much AND WHEN did his cell phone go dead? Does it show activity up to the friend's home?

I don't expect answers as I don't think they are out there are they? Just saying...

 

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Missing Windham man, Alex Jackson was murdered; Police say they've arrested killer

Maine State Police arrested 30-year-old Joseph Chute of Leeds and charged him with murder in connection to Jackson's disappearance.

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Missing Windham man, Alex Jackson was murdered; Police say they've arrested killer​

Alex Jackson, the 34-year-old Windham man who has been missing since last May, was murdered, according to Maine State Police.

Maine State Police say on Friday they obtained an arrest warrant for 30-year-old Joseph Chute of Leeds in connection to Jackson's disappearance.

Chute was taken into custody and charged with murder; he's currently being held at the Androscoggin County Jail without bail.

Police say Jackson's body has not been found.

Chute is scheduled to make his initial court appearance at the Androscoggin County Superior Court on Monday, April 1.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Wow what wonderful news for a family wanting answers other than of course the news is not good news.

No body yet they seem to know he was murdered and have enough to arrest after about a year almost.

Scant info on it or explanation of how they came to this. Not unusual I guess.

Nice mug shot. Did the guy lose his only comb or brush for either head hair or facial. Or maybe they rousted him out of bed and it's bed head and bed facial hair.

Not the answer the family wanted but the last post before this was from his sister wanting answers either way. Now they start a new tortuous process that will be years of b.s unless he pleads..

STILL it is good news. There is an arrest and there must be something plenty enough to call him dead at the hands of this man with no body.

 

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Leeds farmer charged in friend's murder months after he went missing

Joseph Chute faced a judge Monday morning for the murder of missing Windham man, Alex Jackson.

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Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Apr 1, 2024
Jim Keithley
Reporter

LEWISTON, Maine —
A farmer from the town of Leeds was arrested over the weekend in connection with the disappearance of Alex Jackson, of Windham.

Police said Jackson was last seen alive at a farm on Campbell Road in Leeds, where his friend, Joseph Chute, lives.

Joseph Chute, 30, appeared in a Lewiston courtroom during a Zoom hearing Monday. He was being held at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn.

A judge asked Chute if he understood the charges against him.

"Yes, your honor," Chute responded.

WMTW spoke with Jackson's family in the days after his disappearance. They posted flyers and pleaded for his safe return.

Their biggest fear was confirmed over the weekend when police said Joseph Chute was arrested without incident and charged with Jackson's murder.

Jackson was believed to have visited Chute in Leeds on May 12, 2023. The Jackson family said he called his girlfriend at about 3:30 p.m. that day and told her that he was headed to Vermont. Jackson often traveled in his white truck, hauling items for farmers with his flatbed.

Police conducted several searches but never found Jackson's body or his truck.

However, three days after Jackson was reported missing, his dog, Hazel, turned up wandering the back roads of North Yarmouth, which is 15 miles from his parent's home in Windham, where he was living and 30 miles from Chute's farm in Leeds.

Jackson's sister was in court today but had no comment. Homicide investigators were there, too.

Chute was also charged with stalking and terrorizing another individual in the days and weeks after Jackson disappeared.

Many questions remain. Where is Jackson's body and what about his truck and that flatbed? No answers were revealed in court because the police affidavit has been sealed.

The case now goes before a grand jury.

 

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Thank you for the update. They can't find the truck either, what did he do with it?! If not in the brush/wilderness somewhere my guess would be a body of water. Him too quite possibly. Only because of many past cases.

So what is it that gives them enough for an arrest? WHY is it all sh*t is being sealed these days not just in one state but one after another after another. It's another practice that somehow just appeared and changed under our noses.

Secrecy in general does not belong in our public court system and it should worry everyone that such is becoming the norm. IMHO.