Missing/Drowned Men of the Midwest Rabbit Hole Master List.
Hey,
I went down another rabbit hole after watching the new episode of Unsolved Mysteries. They mentioned there were a lot of men who missing around the time Josh Guimond did. So I got curious and started looking into them. I ended up making a whole list. There are so many that it can’t just be a coincidence and for a lot of them, there isn’t a lot of information. So I decided that I would make a series and see if maybe I can make some connections. You know with a fresh set of eyes.
Below is a list in the order they went missing with some basic information. I’m gonna work my way down the list and try to have an episode out every week or every other week.
I will link the individual post in this one as a master list.
Dale Shields, 23
Found: 11/17/1990
East Lansing, MI
Kevin Mahoney, 25
Missing: 10/01/93
Fargo,ND
Morgan White, 19
Last seen: Sat 3/12/94, Dooley's Restaurant, 131 Albert Street, Michigan
Recovered: Wed 3/16/94, 3:20 p.m., Red Cedar River
Franklin Gottschalk, 24
MISSING: 2/2/97
East Lansing, MI
Richard Hlavaty, 19 (from Western Springs, IL)
Location last seen: bar on Pearl & Third Street in La Crosse, WI then Mississippi River
Date & time last seen: 07/11/97, time unknown
Date and location recovered: 07/13/97 (main channel of river, south of Cass Street bridge)
Cause of death ruling: drowning
Charles Blatz, 28
MISSING: September 22, 1997, La Crosse, WI
FOUND: 10/3/97 Mississippi River
Anthony Skifton, 19
MISSING: 10/10/97 La Crosse, WI
FOUND: 10/20/97 Mississippi River
Ryan Getz, 21
MISSING: 12/31/97 East Lansing, MI
FOUND: 4/18/98 Red Cedar River
Nathan Kapfer, 19
MISSING: 2/22/98 La Crosse, WI
FOUND: 4/4/98 Mississippi River
Keith Noble, 19
MISSING: 4/25/98 Athens, OH
FOUND: 5/6/98 Hocking River
Jeff Geesey, 21
MISSING: 4/13/99 La Crosse, WI
FOUND: 5/24/99 Mississippi River
Brian Welzien, 21
MISSING: 1/1/00 Chicago, IL
FOUND: 3/17/00 Lake Michigan
Cause of Death: Drowning
Ken Christiansen, 19
MISSING: 4/13/01
FOUND: 4/16/01
Eric Blair, 18
MISSING: 10/20/01 East Lansing, MI
FOUND: 10/23/01 Red Cedar River
Christopher Nordby, 27
MISSING: 11/7/01 Minneapolis, MN
FOUND: 2/11/02 Mississippi River
Albert Papandreou, 32
MISSING: 4/12/02
FOUND: 4/23/02 Lake Michigan
Craig Burrows, 23
MISSING: 9/29/02 Eau Claire, WI
FOUND: 10/6/02 Half Moon Lake
Christopher Jenkins, 20
MISSING: 10/31/02 Minneapolis, MN
FOUND: 2/27/03 Mississippi River
Michael Noll, 22
MISSING: 11/6/02 Eau Claire
FOUND: 8/19/03 Half Moon Lake
Joshua Guimond, 20
MISSING: 11/9/02
Chad Sharon, 18
MISSING: 12/12/02
FOUND: 2/12/03 -- St. Joseph River
Brian Carrick, 17
MISSING: 12/20/02 Johnsburg, IL
Nathan Herr, 21
MISSING: 1/10/03 Sheboygan, WI
FOUND: 3/15/03 Lake Michigan
Jeremy Stienkeoway, 24
MISSING: 1/20/03
FOUND: 4/10/03 St. Croix River
Glen Leadley, 23
MISSING: 2/8/03 Chicago, IL
FOUND: 2/23/03 Lake Michigan
Jeremy Houk, 18
MISSING: 3/1/03 New Orleans
FOUND: 5/14/03 Mississippi River
Matthew Schiess, 17
MISSING: 11/1/03 Lena, IL
FOUND: 11/13/03 Pecatonica River
Cause of Death: Drowning
Jared P. Dion, 21
MISSING: 4/10/04 La Crosse, WI
FOUND: 4/15/04 Mississippi River
Joshua Snell, 22
MISSING: 6/12/05 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
FOUND: 6/15/05 Chippewa River
Patrick Kycia, 19
MISSING: 9/23/05
FOUND: 9/27/05 Red River
Matt Kruziki, 24
MISSING: 12/23/05 Dubuque, Iowa
FOUND: 3/18/06 Mississippi River -- Illinois
Scot Radel, 21
MISSING: 2/2/06
FOUND: 3/1/06 Mississippi River
Lucas Homan, 21
MISSING: 9/30/06
FOUND: 10/2/06 Mississippi River
Christopher Melancon, 24
Missing 9/30/07 La Crosse, WI
Craig Meyers, 21
Missing 2/14/10- La Crosse, WI
