Case file
Key facts
- Name: Thomas B. Humphrey IV
- Born: November 3, 1983
- Age at disappearance: 42
- Last seen: Early morning hours of June 17, 2026
- Location: Township of Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin
- Height / build: 5’9″, about 153–155 lbs; bald with facial hair
- Clothing / features: Believed to be wearing black clothing and glasses; a scar on his abdomen roughly the size and shape of a dollar; no identifying tattoos
- Means of transportation: Unknown
- Status: Still missing — the Wisconsin DOJ missing-persons poster remained live as of October 2026
- NamUs case number: MP161030
- Investigating agency: Clark County Sheriff’s Office, (715) 743-3157
Early morning in Pine Valley
Thomas B. Humphrey IV was last seen during the early morning hours of June 17, 2026, in the Township of Pine Valley — rural Clark County, Wisconsin, a part of the state where a person can be out of sight of everyone for a long time without anyone thinking twice.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office entered him as a missing person and asked the public for help. His means of transportation is unknown. Three weeks later, on July 7, 2026, the central-Wisconsin outlet OnFocus published the sheriff’s release, including submitted photos of Thomas, and the appeal began to circulate.
What the poster tells us
The Wisconsin Department of Justice missing-persons clearinghouse still carries Thomas’s official poster — and clearinghouses take posters down when a case is resolved. Its presence, listing NamUs case MP161030, is itself evidence that he has not been found.
The poster describes him as 42 years old, 5’9″ and 155 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, last seen in June 2026 in Clark County, his whereabouts unknown. The sheriff’s release adds the finer details: believed to be wearing black clothing and glasses, bald with facial hair, no identifying tattoos, and a scar on his abdomen approximately the size and shape of a dollar. Small, specific markers like that scar matter — they are the kind of detail that can confirm an identity if someone encounters a person who doesn’t remember his own name.
Where the case stands
Months have passed without public updates, and that silence is not unusual for a rural adult missing-person case: there is no crime scene, no abandoned car, no last known direction in the public record. What exists is a poster that is still live — rechecked in October 2026 — and a sheriff’s office still asking for tips.
The unknown means of transportation is the case’s central riddle. If he was on foot, the search area is a matter of miles. If he had a vehicle or accepted a ride, it could be anywhere. Until someone comes forward with the sighting that places him, the poster remains the sum of what the public knows.
What is not known
Stated plainly, because in a case this thin the unknowns are the story: investigators have not publicly said how Thomas left Pine Valley, which direction he traveled, whether a vehicle was involved, or whether anyone saw him after the early morning of June 17, 2026. No search findings, no vehicle recovery, and no suspect or person of interest have been reported by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office or any news outlet checked. No verified alternate account of his disappearance has come from law enforcement, and anything beyond the Wisconsin DOJ poster and the sheriff’s release should be treated as unverified.
That is also what would help most: anyone in Clark County who saw a man matching his description — bald, with facial hair and glasses, in black clothing — on foot or getting into a vehicle around Pine Valley on or after June 17, or who has doorbell, dashcam, or trail-camera footage from that morning, holds a piece investigators do not yet have in the public record.
Have information?
Contact the Clark County Sheriff’s Office at (715) 743-3157, or Crime Stoppers of Clark County at 877-341-2416. You can also call 1-800-THE-HOPE (1-800-843-4673). In an emergency, dial 911.
Timeline
- June 17, 2026 (early morning) — Thomas B. Humphrey IV, 42, last seen in the Township of Pine Valley, Clark County, Wisconsin. His means of transportation is unknown.
- July 7, 2026 — OnFocus publishes “Clark County Sheriff Seeks Information on Missing Man,” carrying the sheriff’s release and submitted photos.
- October 2026 — The Wisconsin DOJ missing-persons clearinghouse poster for Thomas Humphrey (NamUs MP161030) remains published and was rechecked on October 20, 2026. No report of him being located has appeared.
- Today — Still missing. No report of him being located has appeared in any source checked.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Thomas Humphrey still missing?
- Yes. As of October 20, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Justice missing-persons clearinghouse still carries his poster — clearinghouses remove posters when cases resolve — and no report of him being found has appeared in any source checked.
- What happened to Thomas B. Humphrey IV?
- Nobody knows publicly. He was last seen in the early morning hours of June 17, 2026, in the Township of Pine Valley, Clark County. His means of transportation is officially unknown, no direction of travel has been released, and no search findings, vehicle recovery, or person of interest have been reported.
- What was Thomas Humphrey wearing?
- He is believed to have been wearing black clothing and glasses. He is bald with facial hair, has no identifying tattoos, and has a scar on his abdomen approximately the size and shape of a dollar — a specific detail that can help confirm an identification.
- Where was he last seen?
- In the early morning hours of June 17, 2026, in the Township of Pine Valley in Clark County, Wisconsin. His means of transportation is unknown.
- What does he look like?
- Thomas is 5’9″ and about 153–155 lbs, bald with facial hair, believed to have been wearing black clothing and glasses. He has a scar on his abdomen roughly the size and shape of a dollar, and no identifying tattoos.
- What is his NamUs case number?
- MP161030, as listed on the Wisconsin DOJ poster.
- How can I help?
- Share this case file. If you have any information, contact the Clark County Sheriff’s Office at (715) 743-3157 or Crime Stoppers of Clark County at 877-341-2416.
Sources
Official / law enforcement: Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing Persons Clearinghouse poster — “Thomas Humphrey,” date missing June 17, 2026, NamUs MP161030 — https://www.missingpersons.doj.wi.gov/sites/default/files/missing-posters/Thomas%20Humphrey%20Poster.pdf
News: OnFocus, “Clark County Sheriff Seeks Information on Missing Man” (July 7, 2026) — https://www.onfocus.news/clark-county-sheriff-seeks-information-on-missing-man/
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