Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On 03-01-2013, approximately 12:15 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a citizen that they located a male, believed to be missing person Jeffrey Panutsos in the woods near Redwood Fields, deceased. Deputies responded to the scene and the Humboldt County Coroners Office was notified. It appeared that Panutsos injuries were self inflicted.

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Previously:

On 2-27-13 at about 1000 hours, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a concerned relative of Jeffrey Panutsos reporting him as a missing person. The relative informed the sheriff’s office he was last seen on 2-26-13 at about 2:00 p.m. when he left for a walk in the 3200 block of Cedar Street, Eureka.

The sheriff’s office also learned that Panutsos frequently walks in the areas of Redwood Fields, Sequoia Park and other forested areas surrounding these locations. The relative is concerned because he suffers from unspecified medical conditions and for him to be gone overnight is unusual.

The sheriff’s office is asking the public’s help in locating Panutsos. Panutsos is described as a white male age 20, 6’2, 175-180 lbs., blond hair and green eyes. Panutsos was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt with “Humboldt” printed on the front, blue jeans, dark colored vans and a black beanie cap.

Panutsos has been entered in the state missing persons’ database and other local law enforcement agencies have been alerted.

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8 Comments

  1. Before a person, especially a person as young as Jeffrey, commits suicide, I wish they would consider a few other possibilities:

    1) If the situation is very, very bad at home, run away. I’m totally serious. There are shelters and good people at them (along with bad people).

    2) If you think you are no good, you should know that most people who are not sociopaths occasionally think they are no good. It’s a sign you are normal.

    3) If you’re sad about a relationship, consider calling a suicide hotline, one such number is 1-800-273-8255. I can’t convince you, but the impossible-to-take pain will fade over time.

    4) If you are hungry and don’t know where to turn, go to a fire station. Just tell the truth.

    5) If you think the world is rotten, you can decide to spend a day improving it before committing suicide. That could take any form you like. One not-very-creative suggestion is to go to Food for People or another similar outfit and volunteer for a day. You can repeat that decision daily, and change your mind whenever you like.

    You cannot change your mind once you’ve committed suicide.

  2. ”wish the NCJ had gotten this out first. I know that all they want is to damage a police officer’s reputation. Screw endangered citizens.

  3. ‘so sorry for smiling Jeffrey. He looked like such a delightul soul. Bless him in the peace he desired.

  4. I heard about this, this morning. I went to school with jeffery, I was friends with his ex girlfriend. I was friends with him. He was there when I bruised my tailbone! Jeff was one of the funniest people I knew. He was just totally awesome, everyone who knew him loved to be around him. RIP Jeff ='(

  5. Hey guys, there has to be a way to keep this crap off some of these threads….why can’t you block this trash? You have a very serious and sad article here..and it is ruined from this spam…..figure something out guys…..maintain a professional site…

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