Into the Wild. Gone Without a Trace.
Case Archive: 83 files

Unresolved Wilderness Archive

People vanish.
Their stories remain.

An independent case archive preserving the names, faces and last-known paths of people missing from America’s wild places.

83 case files currently held in the archive.

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Total documented disappearances

83

Each entry represents a person who entered the wilderness and never returned.

File 01 · Longest Unresolved

The Disappearance of Joseph B. Labonte Jr. at Baxter State Park

Missing since 11/08/1938

Missing for 88 years and 1 month

Last known: South Branch Pond area, Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA

File 02 · Most Recent

Joel Thomazin - Missing From Hetch Hetchy Area

Disappeared on 6th September 2021

Missing for 5 years

Last known: Lake Eleanor Rd, California 95321, USA

Registry ledger

Inside the archive

A factual overview of the records currently preserved by Vanished.

Total cases logged 83 Each entry is a missing person in wild terrain.
States with recorded disappearances 6 The wilderness is not confined to one region.
Parks / regions tracked 30 Clusters often form around familiar names.
Cases with mapped coordinates 83 These appear on the map below.
Cases without a known date 1 Some stories arrive incomplete.
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Sandra Johnsen Hughes - Missing From Sierra National Forest

Sandra Johnsen Hughes - Missing From Sierra National Forest

Missing since 5th July 2020

5S01, Bass Lake, CA 93604, USA

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Sammy Boehlke - Missing From Cleetwood Cove, Crater Lake

Sammy Boehlke - Missing From Cleetwood Cove, Crater Lake

Missing since 14th October 2008

Rim Dr, Oregon, USA

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Kenneth Klein Missing From Yosemite National Park

Kenneth Klein Missing From Yosemite National Park

Missing since 29th July 1967

Yosemite Valley Visitors Center, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA

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Patricia Colyer went missing and was last seen leaving her mothers home with a strange woman

Patricia Colyer went missing and was last seen leaving her mothers home with a strange woman

Missing since 14th July 1986

Tacoma, WA, USA

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Cian McLaughlin vanished whilst out on a hike near Delta Lake

Cian McLaughlin vanished whilst out on a hike near Delta Lake

Missing since 12th June 2021

Garnet Canyon Trail

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Brandon Lamont Brownlee Missing From Jenny Creek Trail

Brandon Lamont Brownlee Missing From Jenny Creek Trail

Missing since June 15th 2018

Powell County, MT, USA

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Susan Seymour Adams Vanished From Battle Lake, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Susan Seymour Adams Vanished From Battle Lake, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Missing since 30th September 1990

Battle Lake, Idaho 83539, USA

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Bruce Pike last seen at Indian Creek Campground

Bruce Pike last seen at Indian Creek Campground

Missing since 2cd Aug 2006

Indian Creek Campground, Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA

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Robert Perry Bissell left his campsite and vanished into the Roaring River Wilderness Area

Robert Perry Bissell left his campsite and vanished into the Roaring River Wilderness Area

Missing since 24th July 2010

Rock Lakes, Oregon 97023, USA

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Dikran Knadjian Missing From Curry Village Yosemite

Dikran Knadjian Missing From Curry Village Yosemite

Missing since 24th July 1972

Half Dome Village, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA

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Barry Joel Tragen Missing From Kintla Lake

Barry Joel Tragen Missing From Kintla Lake

Missing since 22cd July 2020

Kintla Lake Rd, Polebridge, MT 59928, USA

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George Penca - Vanished From Yosemite National Park

George Penca - Vanished From Yosemite National Park

Missing since 17th June 2011

Upper Yosemite Falls, California 95389, USA

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Allen Clarence Theis Missing From Lewistown

Allen Clarence Theis Missing From Lewistown

Missing since 22cd November 2003

Lloyd Rd, Winifred, MT 59489, USA

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Richard Judd - Disappeared In Yosemite

Richard Judd - Disappeared In Yosemite

Missing since 25th July 2021

Lower Merced Pass Lake, California, USA

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Connie Johnson Vanishes in the Idaho Wilderness

Connie Johnson Vanishes in the Idaho Wilderness

Missing since 5th October 2018

Big Rock Mountain, Idaho 83539, USA

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Stuart Isaac's vehicle was found abandoned. Stuart Isaac is still missing.

Stuart Isaac's vehicle was found abandoned. Stuart Isaac is still missing.

Missing since 26th September 2010

Craig Pass, Wyoming 82190, USA

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The Disappearance of Paul “Buddy” Jepson Jr.

The Disappearance of Paul “Buddy” Jepson Jr.

Missing since 12/10/1950

Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA

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Dennis Eugene Johnson Vanished While Looking For His Missing Sister

Dennis Eugene Johnson Vanished While Looking For His Missing Sister

Missing since 12th April 1966

QG27+RG, Canyon Junction, WY 82190, USA

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Nelson Paisley Missing From Merced River

Nelson Paisley Missing From Merced River

Missing since 31st May 1969

El Portal Rd, Wawona, CA 95389, USA

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Dennis Martin vanished in the space of 3 minuets. Never to be seen again.

Dennis Martin vanished in the space of 3 minuets. Never to be seen again.

Missing since 14th June 1969

Spence Field, North Carolina 28771, USA

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Recently filed

The latest records added to the archive desk.

The Disappearance of Kenneth Eugene Miller Near Crater Lake

Missing since 1966

Last known: Crater Lake National Park area, Klamath County, Oregon, USA

The Disappearance of Joseph B. Labonte Jr. at Baxter State Park

Missing since 11/08/1938

Last known: South Branch Pond area, Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA

The Disappearance of Paul “Buddy” Jepson Jr.

Missing since 12/10/1950

Last known: Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA

The Disappearance and Death of Jacob Gray in Olympic National Park

Missing since 05/04/2017

Last known: Sol Duc Hot Springs Road

The Disappearance of Thomas Messick: Veteran Hunter Vanishes in New York's Adirondacks

Missing since 15/11/2015

Last known: Lily Pond area, Lake George Wild Forest, near Brant Lake, Horicon, Warren County, New York

The Disappearance of Gerry Largay: Lost on Maine’s Appalachian Trail

Missing since 22/07/2013

Last known: Appalachian Trail, Franklin County, Maine, USA

Charles Robert Rutherford Missing From Presque Isle

Missing since 12th August 2005

Last known: 1 Peter White Dr, Marquette, MI 49855, USA

Cian McLaughlin vanished whilst out on a hike near Delta Lake

Missing since 12th June 2021

Last known: Garnet Canyon Trail

Filing cabinet

Parks and regions

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Last-known locations

The case map

Explore the places where each documented trail went quiet.

Every point represents a person who entered the wilderness and never came home.