Comments on: Matthew J. Wilson, Rice University Student, Missing Since December 15, 2007 in Houston, TX

By: I followed this case..

I followed this case.. — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:53:02 +0000

What ever happened to Matt Wilson? I’m just wondering if he’s okay now, did anyone ever find out why he decided to disappear? Did he go back to Rice?

If anyone has an update on him after his finding…let us know! Thanks!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:36:19 +0000

BERKELEY — Matthew J. Wilson, the missing Rice University student who was thought to be in Berkeley, has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital for an evaluation after campus police found him Wednesday night in a UC Berkeley classroom, authorities said.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_10208355?source=rss

By: david

david — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:59:42 +0000

Hey- Its ok!!! he was just hanging out at berkeley!

seems like those prayers really helped!!!!!

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:20:24 +0000

Looks like they found him.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10203342?source=most_viewed

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:20:03 +0000

For those of you still following this case, here’s what came into my in box today. At least he’s alive.

Missing Rice student arrested on Berkeley campus
Oakland Tribune
http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_10202953
Associated Press

August 14, 2008

Berkeley, CA (AP) — A Rice University student reported missing in Houston in December is under arrest after police found him in a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY CLASSROOM.

Campus police spotted Matthew J. Wilson Wednesday night sitting in a classroom using a laptop computer hooked up to a video utility box.

Wilson at first gave police a false name. Police are questioning him about possession of stolen property.

Wilson, a 21-year-old computer science major from Haworth, Okla., disappeared from his off-campus apartment near Rice University in December.

In June, police found Wilson’s car in Berkeley. Inside was a book about assuming a new identity and another on low-cost living in San Francisco.

By: Katprint

Katprint — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:15:21 +0000

He was just taken into custody by police, after being found inside a classroom at UC Berkeley with a stolen laptop. So, he’s not missing anymore.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5942772.html#

By: motherof5kids26@live.com

motherof5kids26@live.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:50:56 +0000

dear cathy i just want to say how happy i am that you son was found i saw in the paper just now i prayed for you and your family and i followed your story god heard your prayers and you know now taht your son is alive and well i just had to come and say something to you i continue to pray that my children come home to me although my story is a very diffrent i know what its like to want your children to be safe at home. i wish your family all the best from one mother to another.

By: Mother of Missing Rice University Junior Matthew Wilson Comes to Bay Area to Search for Son | Scared Monkeys Missing Persons Site

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:47:11 +0000

[...] J. Wilson, a junior at Rice University in Houston has been missing since December 15, 2007. Wilson’s car was recently found on June 10, 2008 in the 1200 block of Allston Way in [...]

By: lola

lola — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:16:22 +0000

Matt,

Your mom and sisters have a message board where they are leaving you messages:

http://findmatthewwilson.proboards83.com/index.cgi

By: rmg

rmg — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:12:13 +0000

Mrs. Wilson, I work in the President’s Office here at Rice and we here at the university have been keeping constant tabs on any possible leads.

My thoughts on Matthew’s situation are related to Rachel’s comment on March 6, 2008 (#15). In the spirit of Krakauer’s “Into the Wild”, Matthew may have pulled an “Alexander Supertramp”.

One thought that might have already been exhausted….you may want to see what the last book he checked out of Fondren Library was.

As an alumna and former student-athlete, Lovett ’04, I fully understand the range of stress we are exposed to here at this institute. I hope that Matthew only wished to escape for a short time.

I will continue to keep Matthew, you, and your entire family in my prayers.