{"id":133992,"date":"2026-03-10T00:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/133992\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:45:08","slug":"man-missing-for-weeks-found-dead-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/133992\/","title":{"rendered":"Man missing for weeks found dead in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Human remains believed to be a missing man from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, were found in Monroe County, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Matthew Thompson was reportedly last seen on Feb. 13, and the City of Bethlehem Police Department said in a Facebook post<\/a> that human remains believed to be his were found on Sunday in the area of the Mount Pocono Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility.<\/p>\n

Police said that while the investigation into his disappearance continues, the remains “did not reveal any clear or apparent signs of foul play.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Timeline of Matthew Thompson’s disappearance\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police said the 43-year-old Thompson was last seen around 9 a.m. on Feb. 13 by his wife, who reported him missing on Feb. 15. Officials said he traveled to Tobyhanna in Monroe County on Feb. 13 for a real estate transaction in preparation for a move. Police said later that day, he stopped using his cell phone.<\/p>\n

Thompson’s vehicle was towed from a private road on Feb. 13, and he attempted to request a rideshare later that night, but left the location before the driver arrived, Bethlehem police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was also seen on surveillance cameras in the area of Fork Street in Mount Pocono. That was the last known sighting of him, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Authorities said investigators checked hospitals, jails and with other local law enforcement agencies about Thompson’s missing persons case.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Detectives believed there was a significant possibility Mr. Thompson may have been deceased prior to the missing person report being filed,” police said on Facebook.<\/p>\n

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Police said they hope it will provide clarity regarding what happened the night he went missing.<\/p>\n

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