Name: Robert James Wykel
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: February 21, 1996
Location Last Seen: Burien, King County, Washington
Date of Birth: May 18, 1930
Age: 65 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205 - 225 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, short, balding
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Bob
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Moustache
Dentals: Available, x-rays
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Known to wear immense jewelry, specifically a 2.5 karat diamond right set on a white gold ring worn on his left hand
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Bob was last seen on February 21, 1996, at a weekly poker game in a neighbor's basement. During the game, he told his friends he was planning to buy an old Thunderbird he had heard of. A friend reported Bob missing after not seeing him for several weeks. Bob's car, a Mercedes Benz, was discovered in a Burien Park N' Ride on March 11, 1996. Bob, who liked to buy and resell cars, was known to frequently carry several thousands of dollars in cash and wore a 2.5 carat diamond ring, leading police to suspect foul play. Bob was declared legally dead in 2003.
In 2009, Myron Wynn was charged with first-degree murder in Bob's disappearance. Wynn was the last person known to have been seen with Bob. Prosecutors say Wynn convinced Bob he knew someone with a vintage Thunderbird for sale, lured him to an unspecified location, robbed, and killed him. In 2011, a jury found Wynn guilty of murder in the first degree for the death of Bob. Bob's remains have yet to be found.
Agency Name: King County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Analyst Thomas Jensen
Agency Phone Number: 206-296-4155
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 96-082826
NamUs Case Number: 4414
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Mar. 22, 1996 & Apr. 6, 2011
Added: 2007; Last Updated: 4/14/22 - By: Doe-NamUs-App
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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