NewsJuly 20, 2015 3:00 PM ET87,460 views

After The Burial's Justin Lowe allegedly missing

Justin Lowe of After The Burial You may recall the sad situation involving After The Burial guitarist Justin Lowe, who has been battling a mental illness of some sort as of late. Unfortunately, according to his sister, Lowe has now gone missing in Wisconsin. She had this to say on Saturday:
"My brother Justin went missing this morning. His car has been located and he has been declared a missing person. An extensive search was done today in the area that his car was found in and will continue tomorrow morning. At this time, I ask that you please respect our privacy as we go through this devastating experience. At the same time, we ask for prayers that he is found and safe. As I'm sure there will be many of you messaging me, please know that I am reading them and appreciating your concern, but may not reply. I will continue to post updates as I have them. At this time, the authorities have not asked for the public's assistance in searching. The area is unsafe and they have every park ranger and sherif assisting in the search. If that changes, I will let everyone know."
Last night, she provided this update:
"The search has been completed for today. The ground around the area his car was found has been searched completely. [We] went and walked the trails and along the shore of the St. Croix today, but did not find any sign of him. All search efforts tomorrow will be in the river. We are very impressed with the Washington County Sheriff's Office and Park Rangers who have coordinated the search efforts. They are working day and night to find my brother. Thank you to everyone for their prayers."
Assuming all of this information is accurate, we're sincerely hoping for a positive outcome here. UPDATE: Justin Lowe has passed away. [Editor: While we've deleted dozens of over-the-top comments for this news item, it is still our policy not to disable commenting. This isn't the first sad story we've posted, and it won't be the last. We wholeheartedly encourage respectful commenting, but we don't enforce it. To those of you who feel compelled to type something horrible for news items like this, I feel sorry for you. Mental illness takes many forms, and clearly, you're suffering from something too.]

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anonymous 7/20/2015 12:20:07 PM

fck you douche bags who have commented above. I hope you burn in hell and get brutally beatd for all eternity. Death to you and your fcking "hilarious" jokes. Ass wipes.

anonymous 7/20/2015 12:22:21 PM

"Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will beat and murder my parents." That's what you sound like.

anonymous 7/20/2015 12:22:48 PM

^^^Found him.

anonymous 7/20/2015 12:23:53 PM

This dude is SICK!!!!

anonymous 7/20/2015 12:39:35 PM

pass.

mummified_circuitry 7/20/2015 12:44:23 PM

they should enlist doug's dog, porkchop to help with the search

anonymous 7/20/2015 12:49:44 PM

that sucks. Hopefully he needed to get a way for a bit.

anonymous 7/20/2015 12:57:29 PM

anonymous34 minutes ago fck you douche bags who have commented above. I hope you burn in hell and get brutally beatd for all eternity. Death to you and your fcking "hilarious" jokes. Ass wipes. Lol@ preemptively attacking trolls who hadn't even posted yet. Troll trolls ftw.

anonymous 7/20/2015 12:58:48 PM

Bunch of anonygays trying to crack unfunny jokes. When one of your family members goes missing I hope someone makes fun of you for it so much it drives you guys to suicide, and yes I'm aware I'm anon too, but it seems like you guys are only ballsy when you are anonymous.

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:01:36 PM

i murdered my family

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:01:39 PM

"Anongays" --anonymous

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:01:59 PM

Hurry up and check your local mirror store or Lacoste outlet...

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:05:17 PM

this is so fcked up! he asked for help weeks ago! http://loudwire.com/after- the-burial-guitarist-justi n-lowe-leaving-band-conspi racy/

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:09:00 PM

too soon dude

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:15:06 PM

missing? looks like new album is coming

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:33:34 PM

Anyone know what the He Is Legend guitar player hype is going on on this site.....? Sorry about this dude being missing.

jon 7/20/2015 1:36:08 PM

this is bad. really hope he is ok.

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:49:07 PM

DISABLE THE COMMENTS. THINK OF THE FAMILY.

anonymous 7/20/2015 1:59:57 PM

either killed himself or went into hiding

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:01:17 PM

Stop commenting. Think about us

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:02:43 PM

He prolly just went camping. Camping is sick.

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:04:05 PM

He probably went to find a better haircut

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:04:30 PM

Stop commenting. Not a joke. You're not funny. This is somebody's son, brother, friend.

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:10:33 PM

Hopefully he turns up, real sad. Ignore the comments. It's bored idiots fishing to upset you. Repeating the same jokes for years. Wait until one of their family member goes missing or dies. . .Can't wait for those jokes.

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:14:26 PM

This is a sad situation. I hope they find him alive and safe. Condolences to the family, friends and band

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:27:29 PM

I do not care for this band what so ever, but people posting shitty comments...should have loved ones of their own go missing like this. But perhaps the lives they live in suburbia where Mommy and Daddy coddle you to sleep and the last time any crime happened there was 50 years ago...leaves them with such a feeble mind and a distorted reality of the real world, that they'll never understand what LIFE is really about.

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:28:13 PM

I've been on this site for about 15 years now and I think I'm finally done with it. I'm sorry webby but the shit you let people post on these threads is sickening. All set with lambgoat.

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:36:58 PM

^liar, you'll always come back, snooping around the comments, you live for it.

ineedmoresalt 7/20/2015 2:47:12 PM

^ LOL

anonymous 7/20/2015 2:47:23 PM

Because being an insensitive dick is so funny. Put yourself in the shoes of his family and friends. Your little sister just had a psychotic break after going through some emotional trauma and is now missing. Now everybody is making fun of her, trying to gain attention at her expense. They're so hilarious, right?!

Piot12047 7/20/2015 3:25:08 PM

I hope he is ok, that really sucks. i just had a friend jump off a building in albany ny and die. Wish he got help before his thoughts got the best of him. RIP Hanny Kahlil. fck off to all that post anonymous with ill intentions. fckIN PUSSIES!!!!!! I'm calling you all Im not anonymous, come get it bitches...... find me on face book pussies pete leoniak.

Jemenez_Cricket 7/20/2015 3:29:09 PM

Eaaassssy there Pete, dont type checks your keyboard can't cash. Lambgpat has always had these kinda comments, nothing new. If you're so offended, don't click the comments section. It's that simple.

anonymous 7/20/2015 3:55:15 PM

Dudes prolly in a tent somewhere skitzing out on pills with a tin foil hat on. No care. Aliens exist. Doug flip. Disable the comments for the families,

anonymous 7/20/2015 3:58:46 PM

And lol @ pete leoniak

anonymous 7/20/2015 4:06:43 PM

i looked up pete leoniak, he is a 19 year old who lists "H.N.I.C. at Chipotle" and "coppin mad feelz" as his occupations on Facebook

anonymous 7/20/2015 4:08:44 PM

he got strangled to death by one of the strings on his 8 string guitar

anonymous 7/20/2015 4:25:23 PM

I wish Justin well. I hope his family finds him soon.

anonymous 7/20/2015 4:31:44 PM

If you want to be edgy that bad at least come off anon lol Nah but it's sad you people clearly have no idea what mental illness is like, especially as severe as his seems to be. Don't even listen to this band but I hope he's found and gets the help he needs.

anonymous 7/20/2015 4:41:31 PM

Has anybody thought to look in his bed?

anonymous 7/20/2015 5:28:57 PM

Word on the street is he didn't file his taxes, and his dad is an accountant, to boot. I would not want to be at that dinner table, know what I mean?

anonymous 7/20/2015 5:36:52 PM

I can't believe no one has said "What if he was right?" yet. What if he was right?

anonymous 7/20/2015 5:46:36 PM

Hate to break to y'all, but this dude is dead somewhere. His family and bandmates if you ask me are to be held accountable. Dude looks like he lost it a long time ago and no one got him help.

anonymous 7/20/2015 5:51:38 PM

Best wishes for an old friend.

anonymous 7/20/2015 6:20:16 PM

"Put yourself in the shoes of his family and friends. Your little sister just had a psychotic break after going through some emotional trauma and is now missing. Now everybody is making fun of her, trying to gain attention at her expense. They're so hilarious, right?!" Everybody posts anonymously. Who here wants attention? Anyway, if you want to find the guy, he is at Trent Hafdahl's house trying to find his stuff sample. The plot thickens drastically.

anonymous 7/20/2015 6:37:03 PM

The forum never fails to deliver. (Slow clap)

anonymous 7/20/2015 7:41:38 PM

He's hanging out with the singer from upon a burning body

anonymous 7/20/2015 7:58:24 PM

disable the families, think of the comments

anonymous 7/20/2015 8:27:39 PM

RIP...it was just his time. This is all part of God' plan, his family shouldn't feel bad. God wanted this.

anonymous 7/20/2015 8:30:33 PM

how come his band or family didn't get him mental help? fcked up, if anything bad has happened to him its their fault.

anonymous 7/20/2015 8:30:45 PM

he's living at the cabin with his imaginary friend from the letter he wrote

anonymous 7/20/2015 9:55:32 PM

"missing? looks like new album is coming" Greatest comment ever

anonymous 7/21/2015 12:45:12 AM

i hope everything is ok...

genghisjohn 7/21/2015 3:32:10 AM

Talk about an all-time Lowe

anonymous 7/21/2015 4:16:09 AM

DIPSABEL THE COMMENTS YA DINGUS FOR YOUR HEALTH

estep 7/21/2015 4:36:30 AM

disable the families, think of the comments This

anonymous 7/21/2015 4:38:52 AM

Hope this guy doesn't have a weapon.

anonymous 7/21/2015 4:54:26 AM

I happen to be friends with both Justin and his sister and I can't believe the majority of the comments on this page. Now is not the time or place to be cracking jokes about his issues. He seriously thought that his closest friends and family were out to get him and reached out to random people for help he knew wasn't coming. I grew up with Justin and I know that he would never harm a child. -RK

anonymous 7/21/2015 5:20:22 AM

I deal with the same kind of "illness" justin has, but the difference is that i dont have a band, a family, and friends who actually give a shit if i make it home or not. This guy has all this yet he spits in the face of everyone who supports him by disappearing like this. Im curious as to why not a single person inquired about what event happened to him which made him this way, bc shit like this doesnt just spawn overnight

joshuaadam 7/21/2015 5:58:50 AM

It makes me fcking sick to read some of these comments. Justin is a great fcking dude and a brother to the music community throughout the country and around the world. People who have such hateful, sinister, and shitty comments to make are fcking pathetic. There's a reason they hide behind an anonymous mask. I hope your alright Justin, you got people thinking about you. My thoughts go out to you and your family.

anonymous 7/21/2015 6:39:14 AM

Wow alot of these comments are sick smh i.grew up with justin hes a great guy has lots of talent i hope and pray.he is found ?? im praying.for the lowe family... S.L

anonymous 7/21/2015 7:13:14 AM

Webby...your last sentence was an abortion. Please review comma usage rules before getting on your high horse. Comma before and after parenthetic expressions, as well as before "too." Come on, baby, you're better than that.

anonymous 7/21/2015 7:17:33 AM

Prayers won't do anything.

anonymous 7/21/2015 7:18:03 AM

"Mental illness takes many forms" Look at the brain on webby.

anonymous 7/21/2015 7:19:48 AM

Webby...your last sentence was an abortion. Please review comma usage rules before getting on your high horse. Comma before and after parenthetic expressions, as well as before "too." Come on, baby, you're better than that. Comma before too? Um, no, unnecessary. Look it up, idiot.

anonymous 7/21/2015 7:22:34 AM

Who fcking cares about grammar. This is lambgoat, not English 1A.

anonymous 7/21/2015 8:14:48 AM

Disable the commas think of the family

anonymous 7/21/2015 8:15:24 AM

Both grammar gays are right, coincidentally. Okay, jerkoffs. You're both right.

anonymous 7/21/2015 8:54:29 AM

He went coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs!

anonymous 7/21/2015 9:54:40 AM

Hopefully this situation has a good outcome. Ive known Justin for over 10 years. I haven't spoke with him in recently but he was a great person. It's sad to see sick and extremely disrespectful comments regarding his struggle with mental illness and what may be devastating outcome to him missing.

anonymous 7/21/2015 10:27:21 AM

Man, I really hope dude is alright. It's not about the music or anything else at this point. Let's just all hope he is okay and can get the help he needs.

anonymous 7/21/2015 10:33:44 AM

I went through something similar. For days I had no idea who I was, where I was from, of where I was and thought someone was chasing me. After some time passed I remembered phone numbers and made it home. I hope Justin has the same outcome here. Mental illness is no joke. Prayers for all, especially Justin.

anonymous 7/21/2015 10:55:45 AM

Disable the comments. Think of the families.

anonymous 7/21/2015 11:01:38 AM

I know there's a lot going on behind the scenes that others are not aware of. No one will know what was true and what wasn't in his statement. I feel for him and his family & wish that he is found & he gets the help he needs. Some of you need to pull your heads out of your ass, as this should be taken seriously. What if a child was harmed or he needs more psychological help than believed before?

anonymous 7/21/2015 11:03:26 AM

^^^ coming from someone who was dragged into this situation not by choice but by fear that something has happened to my own loved one. Keep your negative comments to yourself and let the people effected by this heal.

xBEARFIGHTx 7/21/2015 1:04:53 PM

Sucks this dude is going through all this crap. Hopefully he is found A-OK!

anonymous 7/21/2015 2:43:41 PM

To any of you who think making jokes about Justin missing is funny I hope you never have to deal with anything like this. I hope you go the rest of your lives without knowing the pain his family and friends are going through right now. You are garbage. I hope Justin makes it home safe.

anonymous 7/21/2015 3:14:03 PM

I've been keeping Justin, his family, and ATB in my thoughts since I heard of this starting a month ago. This really saddens me and I hope he is found safe. ATB has always been one of my favorite bands. Stay strong, guys!

anonymous 7/21/2015 3:30:38 PM

I hear this is a rareform of mental illness. This guy sure is a berserker!

anonymous 7/21/2015 3:57:30 PM

Sounds similar to exact statements posted by band about first singer.

anonymous 7/21/2015 4:30:51 PM

The original vocalist, Nick Wellner does guest vocals on Wolves Within so I doubt there's any bad blood there

anonymous 7/21/2015 5:13:50 PM

You guys need to show respect to the family this is not a laughing matter so shut up

anonymous 7/21/2015 8:09:32 PM

love you buddy....its important to talk to each other and love your friends when times are terrible...there is a great foundation called hope for the day that is non profit an raises suicide awareness through music and the arts....don't be scared to talk to your loved ones. https://my.hftd.org/ ...if anyone needs a hand reach out to me. goldcoastind@gmail.com

anonymous 7/21/2015 10:49:18 PM

My heart goes out to him and his family!

anonymous 7/22/2015 2:28:35 AM

>show respect to the family >on the internet

anonymous 7/22/2015 5:53:35 AM

Think of the family, disable the internet

anonymous 7/23/2015 1:30:00 AM

RIP friend.. to you fat Virgin trolls in the comments here, say what you will. Just know, nobody gives a fck about you or your need for attention. You will never amount to anything, I'm sorry your daddy couldn't beat you enough.

anonymous 7/23/2015 3:03:57 AM

i believe justin, this is bullshit how can people not see that its exactly what he has been saying, he got setup, the story is not consistant with a suicide but is for other things that got ruled out by people who knew nothing about his situation, so why dont people listen to what he said and realize this sort of thing has happened, read what he was saying a month ago, he admits he was paranoid but read between the lines somethings not right

SN00PY 7/29/2015 9:37:11 AM

Call your congress to censor the internet today guys!




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