Mark Himebaugh

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, NJ – A reward up to $25,000 is being offered for the whereabouts of Mark Himebaugh, who has been missing for over 20 years.
Eleven-year-old Himebaugh had gone to explore a small fire in his neighborhood and never returned to his Del Haven, Middle Township, NJ home on Nov. 25, 1991.
Years later, a new reward is on the table, officials announced at a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.
If Himebaugh is found alive, $25,000 would be offered, and $10,000 would be given for information leading to his remains.
A client of a local attorney put up the money, but Middle Township Police Chief Chris Leusner did not know the identity of the donor. Media coverage of the 20th year of his disappearance prompted the person to offer the reward.

“And I am hoping this [new reward] will bring closure to my son’s case,” said his mother, Maureen Himebaugh, who still lives in Del Haven.
Leusner said he hopes the new reward will encourage someone to report information.

Several years ago, a reward had been offered but has since been dissolved.

Of the new reward, Maureen said she felt grateful and appreciative. “He’s in all our hearts,” Maureen said. “But we want the closure.”
County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor called the donor’s reward “heartening.”

Leusner said the police department will continue to work on the case until it has been solved. Taylor offered similar words.

Tips continue to be investigated, though nothing have come from them, Taylor said. A few have come from as far away as Mexico, he said.
“We have all the options on the table,” Leusner said.

Law enforcement officials have been faced ups and downs with the case, Leusner indicated. The case has drawn federal, state, county and local police agencies.

The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, the Middle Township Police Department, the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Himebaugh family continue to aggressively investigate the case.

Anyone with information about Himebaugh can contact the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 465-1135, the Middle Township Police Department at 465-8700 or Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 465-2800.   www.crimepays.tv

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