Family still searching for missing south Austin man after a week

Family searches for missing south Austin man

The search is intensifying for a missing south Austin man. 58-year-old Jon Stamm was last seen around 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning.

AUSTIN, Texas - It's been nearly a week since the disappearance of Jon "Scott" Stamm.

Stamm's family says this is unusual behavior for him. He was supposed to start his new job at Dell Seton Medical Center on June 11, and never showed up. Before he went missing, he was on a ZOOM meeting orientation for the new job, then disappeared shortly after somewhere around the time frame of 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

"It wasn't panic right away, but when you're gone for more than an hour, an hour and a half in this Texas heat, I know something was up," says Stamm's son, Shawn Stamm.

MISSING PERSONS

On June 12, the Austin Police Department started a search for Stamm.

They had search dogs come out to the greenbelt by Stamm's house.

APD says because of Stamm's emotional behavior and unexplained disappearance, they are concerned about his wellbeing.

"Scott hasn't been himself these past few months," Stamm said. "But I will say hope is still there. Me personally, I don't think he's gone. I just think he's out there somewhere."

On Saturday morning, volunteers gathered at the Bethany Lutheran Church parking lot in an effort to bring Stamm back home safely.

"We will be putting together a website, as well as a donation site for anyone that wants to send a monetary donation. So far we've had fliers that have been donated," said Shay Douglas, a friend of the Stamm family.