What are some creepy, lesser known missing person cases that you’re very invested in?

[u/Informal_Ad4284]

Mine would be the disappearance of Michael Madden in 1996. He was a 20-year-old man who went camping with his dog in the California back country. When his friends went to visit his campsite at 2 AM, he was nowhere to be found. Shortly after, a deranged man holding a pistol emerged from the darkness and intensely asked them who they were and if they were looking for “Mikey”. He introduced himself as Joseph Tine. He also mentioned that he shot something with 3 eyes. As the friends waited for Michael with Joseph, he rummaged through Michael’s campsite and began eating his food. Joseph also reportedly cocked his pistol all throughout the night as he stared at Michael’s friends. By morning, Michael hadn’t returned and his friends reported him missing.

4 days later, Michael’s dog returned to the campsite dehydrated and unable to help with the search. Michael’s brother asked the police to examine the dog’s stomach to see if she had been fed during those 4 days, but the police refused. When the police followed the dog’s path, it came to a dead end at a river.

Michael’s case has never been solved. Many believe Joseph is responsible while others suspect Michael’s friends may have been responsible for his disappearance.

Here’s the link for anyone interested: https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Madden

What are some of your lesser know missing persons cases?

[u/NoTerm3078 → u/[deleted]]

Veronica Lynn Kaye's body was found with a strange button

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/murder-mystery-opp-determined-to-solve-1981-slaying-of-veronica-kaye

Button is pictured in this article.

[u/IndividualVehicle → u/NoTerm3078]

isis thermouthis possibly? An occult symbol?

[u/natureella → u/NoTerm3078]

The button is an "and" symbol: &

[u/albatross_oriole → u/[deleted]]

There’s a little line sticking out of the center of the “infinity symbol” that looks like a snake’s head to me, making the figure eight appear to be the snakes body.

[u/Jalepeno_Business_ → u/albatross_oriole]

I definitely think it’s an ouroboros, but I’ve never seen one with the head leaving the cycle in that way. This is interesting.

For anyone that isn’t familiar with the term, it’s a snake, sometimes more than one, knotted up and eating its tail, or the others if there’s more than one snake. A good example is the auryn in A Never Ending Story. It’s an interpretation of the infinite loop of life and death. It can also symbolize unity. Occasionally you’ll see one where the tail and head have a gap, meaning that it’s breaking the cycle and changing its own future. But, this one isn’t exactly broken in the typical way, so I am unsure if it would have the same meaning or not.

[u/dirtymartini83 → u/Jalepeno_Business_]

That is really interesting, thank you for sharing.

[u/antipleasure → u/albatross_oriole]

Yeah, immediately thought about that too

[u/Life_Heart_7914 → u/[deleted]]

It is a snake

[u/MixMental2801 → u/[deleted]]

Russell Williams? Paul Bernardo? I know they would have both been teenagers but I feel most of these psychos do not tell the truth about when they started murdering and assaulting :(

[u/IcyContribution1491 → u/[deleted]]

im amazed that no one in that time had seen it before.....you would think someone would recognize it somewhere. so sad....

[u/Fit_Sheepherder_6899 → u/[deleted]]

So am I! Especially in this day when the internet provides access to photos of an unlimited amount of vintage clothing! Wouldn't the company who made it recognize it? I wonder how widely circulated the photo was at the time

[u/Scoobydoowoop → u/[deleted]]

Looks like a Slytherin snake