Pacific Northwest Missing Persons Project

Send us Fan Mail James J Arthur a decorated military veteran set off on June 28th, 2008 for a day-hike with a plan to fish in the area of Iron Lakes and spend some time photographing landscapes and wildlife. After encountering two other hikers on his hike, a hike that should have taken him less than an hour, James was never seen or heard from again. 12 years later, Sandra "Sandy" Lyn Joh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Pacific Northwest Missing Persons Project Podcast, we explore the mysterious disappearance of Robert Bissell, a seasoned outdoorsman who vanished in the rugged Roaring River Wilderness on July 12th, 2010.  At 57 years old, Robert set out for a solo camping and fishing trip in the Rock Lakes Basin, near Middle Rock Lake, planning to return by July 16th but Ro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we unravel the eerie and mysterious disappearances of Curtis Holmen and Father John Kerrigan, two men who vanished just days apart in the same Montana wilderness in 1984. Curtis, a 31-year-old Missoula man, left to change his truck's battery and was never seen again. Days earlier, Father Kerrigan, a Roman Catholic priest, disappeared after a jog in Ronan, lea...

Send us Fan Mail Charissa "Hazel Grace" Caster, a 32 year old traveling mental health nurse vanished in the area of Otter Way and River Road in the Sequim, Washington area on July 18th, 2024. Ms. Caster's vehicle was located abandoned off of Otter Way and no sign of Ms. Caster has been seen since.  If you have any information regarding Ms. Caster's whereabouts, or saw Ms. Caste...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Lovelady vanished while gathering pine cones with his family on October 5th, 2013. Jason was wearing green shorts, black and red flannel, and brown work boots. Jason was also carrying a bucket at the time he disappeared. To donate to our team: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7D8GF5RM2V274 SOURCES: https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP24763 https://www.kxly.com/ne...

Send us Fan Mail Samantha "Sam" Sayer vanished on August 1st, 2018 while climbing Vesper Peak in the North Cascades of Mount Baker-Snohomish National Forest in beautiful Washington, State. Sam's disappearance is mind baffling as she had climbed the peak in the past and was a veteran day-hiker. What could have caused someone as experienced on the mountain as Sam Sayer to vanish witho...

Send us Fan Mail Cortland "Cort" Mumford, 65 year old Oregonian, vanished during a "familiarization flight" out of Aurora Airport in Aurora, Oregon on July 7th, 2007.  Neither Mr. Mumford nor his aircraft "Tweety Bird" have been seen since. Three possible crashsite locations are listed in the NTSBs preliminary and finalized report, the locations are as follows from mo...

Send us Fan Mail This week's podcast episode is a public version of our board meeting from August 21st, 2024. This is the first official board meeting for Pacific Northwest Missing Persons Project. Topics included in this episode include: Who we are. Why we exist. Who's on the team. How we function in our searches. Funding through Donation/Partnerships/Fundraisers. Election of Members to...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode Tanner talks about two incredibly strong, separate individuals that were lost in the wilderness and found their way out. The first story is that of Vicki Atkins, 58 year old Native American from the Yakama Nation, Washington vanished August 3rd, 2024 while picking huckleberries in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State.  The second story is th...

Send us Fan Mail Alexander Pisch - 35 year old, white male, vanished in 2020 after setting up his art easel along Highway 20, near Colonial Creek Campground in close proximity to Diablo Lake, Washington. Ritchie Collins, 58 year old, white male, vanished in 2019 (possibly with several firearms in his possession) in the area of Colonial Creek Campground, also in close proximity to Diablo Lake, Wash...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode Tanner makes a plea to fishermen in Clarkston, Washington Spokane, Washington, and Salem, Oregon to keep an eye on their fishing sonar devices for anything that may resemble a vehicle in the waterway that they're fishing.  The cases covered are that of: - Robert Blane Abbott, 62 year old male from Spokane, Washington. Vanished April 2nd, 2024 along wi...

Send us Fan Mail Stephen Litsey vanished after separating from his hunting partner near Twin Lakes, in the Umpqua National Forest on October 29th, 2011. Stephen Litsey was carrying a backpack, a rifle, wearing glasses and full camouflage clothing. The seconds case is that of Shane Sprenger. Shane vanished on November 2nd, 2021 from his home in Vida, Oregon under very suspicious circumstances. If y...

Send us Fan Mail Fern Baird, a 63 year old female from Park City, Utah vanished while on a day hike into the Prairie Lakes Trailhead north of Ketchum, Idaho on October 19th, 2020. Fern was wearing a grey jacket, black pants, carrying a black fanny pack. Fern stated that she was "Going to the Lake and back" on the trail log she submitted, but three days later on October 22nd, 2020 her veh...

Send us Fan Mail In this gripping episode, we dive into the mysterious disappearances of two individuals in the rugged wilderness of Idaho, separated by nearly six decades yet eerily close in location. First, we unravel the case of 19-year-old Floyd Ival Dorsey, who vanished on October 21, 1961, while deer hunting in the Monument Peak area of Cassia County. Last seen warming his hands at Pickett’s...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode Tanner discusses the team's trip into Gifford Pinchot National Forest with The Oregonian Newspaper on June 14th through June 16th of 2024. Tanner also shares the great news that Pacific Northwest Missing Persons Project is officially a Public Benefit Nonprofit organization according to the State of Oregon. One step closer to becoming a nationally recogni...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of Pacific Northwest Missing Persons Project (PNWMPP) Tanner Hoskins, Executive Director of PNWMPP covers the amazing news of PNWMPP becoming a nonprofit entity in the State of Oregon and awaiting tax-exemption status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to become a nationally recognized 501(C)(3).  We had a fan write in advising they had information abo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tanner talks about the mystery unfolding in Josephine County, Oregon where a backpack containing multiple days worth of camping gear was located along with a dog leash, but neither an individual nor their canine companion have been located. Tanner also discusses the strange disappearance of Michael Bryson, a 27 year old male that vanished while at a rave-type part...

Send us Fan Mail Joel Presler, a 37 year old male from Vancouver, Washington set out on an elk hunting trip on November 11th, 2017 in the area of Forlorn Lakes, Washington. Joel was an experienced outdoorsman and knew the Forlorn Lakes area exceptionally well.  Something happened to him between November 11th, 2017 and the day his body was recovered on November 24th, 2017, less than 200 yards from...

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up, there's a lot of information to dissect in this episode.  From what our team did in the Molalla River Recreation Corridor searching for Don Parkins to reports of UAPs and UFOs seen in an area where an Iowa trucker, David Schultz, vanished in November of 2023.  While we usually refrain from discussing theories in this podcast the disappearance and eventual locating...

Send us Fan Mail Chet Hanson, 27 year old Male, missing since November 11th, 1997 Last Seen: Walking along the Deer Creek Trail inside Mount Rainier National Park. Description of clothing and gear: Shorts (unknown color) Fleece Jacket (Unknown color) Hiking Boots (unknown color) Chet also had a 35 LB bag of camera gear; including a tri-pod and multiple lenses Joe Wood, 34 year old Male, missing si...

Send us Fan Mail Missing Person: Stefan Bissert Date Missing:   January 20th, 1992. Age: 23 years From: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany Basic information; An Exchange Student from Germany studying Physics at Oregon State University Last Known Location: In close proximity to Deer Lake, inside the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness, Olympic National Forest, Clothing Description: Light Sweater and Windbreaker, light...

Send us Fan Mail This disappearance of Kristopher "Kris" Zitzewitz, a spelunker who disappeared while cave diving in the Big Lava Beds of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington State. More than 100 Search and Rescue personnel descended into the area, and after an extensive 10 day search, nothing of Kris's was ever found. If you or someone you know has any inform...

Send us Fan Mail Gilbert “Gil” Gilman, a 47 year old Caucasian male. Height: 5 foot 7 inches Weight: 160 pounds Hair: Gray/Brown Eyes: Brown Gil was a former paratrooper and military interrogator, having served in Iraq in counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence for the United States. Gil departed for a 2.1 mile hike in the Olympic National Park of Washington State on June 24th, 2006 and was nev...

Send us Fan Mail Laura Macke, a 35 year old female, set out on an approximately 12.7 mile hike from the Graves Creek Campground and Trailhead to the Enchanted Valley inside the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness in the Olympic National Forest of Washington State.  A torrential downpour inundated the area soon after Laura began her trek and she was never seen or heard from again.  If you know anything abou...

Send us Fan Mail Glen "Austin" Oldfield II disappeared while on a two week camping trip inside the rugged and majestic Gifford Pinchot National Forest in September of 2015.  Camping just east of Lone Butte, Austin would refuse being rescued not once, but twice, by two different groups of people who located him lost and confused in the woods.  What exactly happened to Austin is a mystery,...