5844DMIRL - Stefan Punch

Name: Stefan Punch
Case Classification: Endangered missing
Missing Since: August 27, 2003
Location Last Seen: Killimer, Co. Kerry

Physical Description

Date of Birth: circa 1978
Age: 25 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: Slim build
Hair Color: Short brown
Eye Color: Green
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Tanned complexion. Driving a green Hyundai Accent Hatchback 98 C 12124. He has a friendly, open disposition

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Open necked green and white check shirt, a round neck white t-shirt and brown sailing shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: A purple business folder and his mobile phone.

Circumstances of Disappearance

Stefan Punch, from Glanmire, Co. Cork is missing since 28th August 2003. His last known movements are as follows: At 11.30pm on Wednesday 27th August, 2003, he left a friends house Glounthaune, Co. Cork. He was due to stay in this house overnight, but left without saying goodbye.
About one hour later, 00.30am on 28th August, he was observed buying petrol at the Shell filling station in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.
At 1.42am, he made a phonecall from a public phone kiosk at Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny. He did not get an answer from the number he dialled.
At 2am, Stefan stopped at an A.T.M. machine at Abbeyleix, Co. Laois.
The last sighting of Stefan was at 11.30am on Thursday 28th August, when he was seen driving his car, a green Hyundai Accent hatchback 98 C 12124, onto the ferry at Tarbert, Co. Kerry to Killimer, Co. Clare. He was alone at the time.
His car was noted later that day parked at the car park at the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, locked and secured. There have been possible sightings of him on Innishmore in the Aran Islands on August 28th and 29th and in Doolin, Co Clare on August 30th.
He is an heir to Punch Industries, a 152 year-old Cork-owned business, producing shoe-care and fabric-care products, which employ over 400 people worldwide.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Garda Missing Persons Unit
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Carmel Griffin
Agency Phone Number: +353 1 666 9476
Agency E-Mail: missing_persons@garda.ie 
Agency Case Number: N/A

Namus Case Number: N/A

Information Source(s)

Garda
The Irish Times
Missing Irish People
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Admin Notes

Added: 7/31/2022; Last Updated: 7/31/2022 - By: Admin