An OPP request for public help in locating biological family members for two men who went missing in 1967 has turned up positive results.
Biological family members for both missing men have been located, and they have provided DNA samples to be analyzed and compared.
Neil WORMSBECKER and Hank Englebertus HALFF, were ages 29 and 30, respectively, when they went missing in October, 57 years ago.
Both men lived in Stratford at the time.
OPP received a missing person’s report after they departed for a fishing excursion from the Port of Goderich and were never seen again.
OPP requested the public’s help in locating biological family members. Investigators were contacted by several members of the public who provided information that led to family members for both men.
Police said the Ontario Center for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (ONCMPUR), and the National Missing Persons DNA Program (NMDP) continue to work toward solving historical cases and providing closure for families of missing loved ones.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Huron OPP detachment direct at (519) 482-1677, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
