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.

Archive Ledger · Active

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

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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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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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Ronald Scott Grey Disappeared From Mirror Lake Ridge

Ronald Scott Grey Disappeared From Mirror Lake Ridge

Missing since 26th September 2008

Kooskia, ID 83539, 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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Peter Dwight Germain Vanished From Near Trapper Creek

Peter Dwight Germain Vanished From Near Trapper Creek

Missing since 25 February 2020

Petersville, AK, USA

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James Duffy vanished from a locked campervan at Peavine Creek

James Duffy vanished from a locked campervan at Peavine Creek

Missing since 19th October 1973

V27G+33 Berne, WA, USA

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Derrick Engebretson - Missing From Winema National Forest

Derrick Engebretson - Missing From Winema National Forest

Missing since 5th December 1998

Pelican Butte, Oregon 97601, USA

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The Disappearance of Kenneth Eugene Miller Near Crater Lake

The Disappearance of Kenneth Eugene Miller Near Crater Lake

Missing since 1966

Crater Lake National Park area, Klamath County, Oregon, 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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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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Susan Schantin - Last Seen Wildcat Creek

Susan Schantin - Last Seen Wildcat Creek

Missing since 14th May 1978

Yosemite Valley, California, 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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Robert Willis Vanished Whilst Hunting At Deer Creek

Robert Willis Vanished Whilst Hunting At Deer Creek

Missing since 1st November 2008

3VFW+H4 Dinkey Creek, CA, USA

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Paula Jean Welden vanished hiking The Long Trail in December 1946

Paula Jean Welden vanished hiking The Long Trail in December 1946

Missing since 1st December 1946

7429+7P, Fayston, VT, USA

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Daniel Robinson Missing But Vehicle & Clothes Found

Daniel Robinson Missing But Vehicle & Clothes Found

Missing since 23rd June 2021

Buckeye, AZ, USA

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James Arthur Missing From Iron Lakes

James Arthur Missing From Iron Lakes

Missing since 28th July 2008

Iron Lakes, California 93604, USA

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Jody Roberts vanished and turned up 12 years later in Alaska

Jody Roberts vanished and turned up 12 years later in Alaska

1988 Dock St, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

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Where did GPS Joe go? Joe Domin vanished off the face of the earth

Where did GPS Joe go? Joe Domin vanished off the face of the earth

Missing since 15th November 2010

Mount Peeley Trailhead, Unnamed Road,, Payson, AZ 85541, USA

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Joseph Robert Clewley Missing From Tahqua Trail

Joseph Robert Clewley Missing From Tahqua Trail

Missing since 12th July 2008

Pike Lake Rd, McMillan Township, MI 49868, USA

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Donald Buchanan Missing From Half Dome Yosemite

Donald Buchanan Missing From Half Dome Yosemite

Missing since 11th August 1988

Half Dome Trail, Yosemite Village, CA 95389, 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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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.