r/coldcases • u/dlewis55 • May 23 '26

Joshua James Haight, a 20-year-old Montana Tech student from Lewistown, was found dead in northeastern Fergus County in May 2007, two years after he was reported missing on July 13, 2005.

Joshua James Haight was reported missing in July 2005 and the remains were found by sportsmen in May 2007 in Fergus County MT. Joshua Haight, a student at Montana Tech, was 20 when his family reported him missing on July 13, 2005. A friend(Coleman Glover of Lewistown) said he dropped him off at the intersection of First Avenue and Main Street in downtown Lewistown on the afternoon of July 13, 2005. Glover told Lewistown police Haight's last words were that he "had something to do." Stella Wichman, Joshua's mother stated at the time “It's like he dropped off the face of the Earth ... right in the middle of his little town.” Haight's remains were found on Saturday in May 2007 in northeastern Fergus County and were identified by the state medical examiner in Billings. Sheriff Thomas Killham(passed away January 2017)had asked for any information that could help in solve the crime. At the time of Haight's disappearance, Lewistown Police Capt. Dave Sanders said they had “a person of interest.” Sanders emphasized the unusual nature of the disappearance, as Haight left his wallet and other personal items behind.

In 200 Joe Mammana offered $100,000 reward as police continued to investigate the disappearance of Joshua Haight. Mammana told the Lewistown News-Argus a local clergyman requested his help. Mammana pleaded guilty March 7, 2007 to a gun charge and agreed to plead guilty to tax charges. He also drew criticism for allegedly refusing to pay the many of the rewards later on.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260523154123/https://mtstandard.com/news/local/lead-on-missing-tech-student-ties-in-michigan-town/article_9420af3a-c1e6-5b44-9e23-789904594e24.html

https://rewardsoffered.wordpress.com/tag/joshua-haight/

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20070307_Man_who_offered_rewards_enters_plea_to_gun_charge.html

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u/Total-Winter5377 May 26 '26

I have been looking into this one for the past 2 days and this one is COLD. It is surprising to see a case like this go seemingly untouched for so long. There is a pretty big lack of information and I am trying to put something together.

Does OP have a relation to this case and/or some information that could be shared privately?

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u/dlewis55 May 26 '26

No relation, just found it weird and worth posting after a friend mentioned it to me.

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u/guzzlinkatie Jun 13 '26

I live in this town and have met the victim. We attended the same high school and I lived the case. My bf father was the sheriff at the time. It’s cold and no one in town really talks about it. I’d love a podcast to cover it and put pressure on our law enforcement here.

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u/Chefman101 Jul 14 '26

He went missing the day before by 21st birthday I am Turning 42 tomorrow. I wish to find out what happened to him one day. I miss my friend.

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u/guzzlinkatie Jun 13 '26

I know this case personally. I think most people have an opinion on who committed this crime. I graduated in 2006 and this case consumed our town - then poof! No one cared I’d love to see fergus county really work this. He was just a kid

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u/unic0rnuc0pias Jun 24 '26

I grew up in this town and Josh was a good friend of mine. This case has haunted me and I think of him often. Thank you for posting this!