CA CA - Andrew Scott Ewing, 20, San Francisco, 8 December 1976

[ohthatkatgirl]

Andrew Scott Ewing

Missing Since: 12/08/1976
Missing From: Redding, California
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: 08/01/1956
Age: 20 years old
Height and Weight: 5'11, 145 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Blue jeans.
Medical Conditions: Ewing may suffer from mental illness and may be in need of medical attention.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Black hair, blue eyes. Ewing's nickname is Andy. At the time of his disappearance, his hair was down to the middle of his back. He has a one- to one-and-a-half-inch scar on his forehead and a surgical scar on his right knee. Ewing has a gaunt appearance with large, protuding, red-rimmed eyes, a pasty complexion and several moles.

Details of Disappearance:
Ewing was last seen in Redding, California on December 8, 1976. He left his residence on Lake Boulevard after telling his mother he was going to hitchhike to his brother's home in Sacramento, California. His brother wasn't expecting him. Ewing took a .357 magnum gun with him when he left home. He never arrived at his brother's home and has never been heard from again. His mother reported him missing on January 10, 1977, a month after he was last seen. Few details are available in Ewing's case.

Charley Project: Andrew Scott Ewing – The Charley Project
NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Redding Police Department: Missing Persons | City of Redding

 

[Savemecastiel]

Bump...

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Andrew as we approach the 44th anniversary of his disappearance.

 

[Coffee56]

The Doe Network: Andrew Scott Ewing - 4438DMCA

 

[theshadow45]

Today is Andrew’s birthday.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I saw a sister reply to a post on Jane Does and Missing 1970-1980s Facebook. Someone is apparently still missing and searching for Andrew.

 

[theshadow45]

Andrew has been missing for 46 years today.

 

[ohthatkatgirl]

Andrew’s brother died in 2016. Andrew is briefly mentioned as having predeceased him. Their parents are also deceased.

Jeffrey Ewing Obituary - Redding, CA

Celebrate the life of Jeffrey Ewing, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of McDonald's Chapel.

www.dignitymemorial.com

 

[HopeRains]

Redding, CA to Sacramento, CA. Approx 160 miles South on I5.

 

[HopeRains]

As of this post, 49 exclusions have been included in Namus:
UP12425
04/04/2014
Spotsylvania
VA
UP8578
05/19/1981
Richmond
VA
UP12266
06/20/1977
Hampton
VA
UP7083
12/12/2006
Marin
CA
UP10908
08/29/2012
Fairfax
VA
UP6745
05/22/1981
Virginia Beach
VA
UP6481
04/14/1982
Orange
VA
UP2560
03/05/2003
Norfolk
VA
UP6474
05/12/1990
Prince William
VA
UP6473
03/08/1988
Loudoun
VA
UP6171
12/26/2005
Pittsylvania
VA
UP10528
11/26/1983
San Mateo
CA
UP763
12/16/2003
Hennepin
MN
UP7516
07/30/1989
Washoe
NV
UP7511
07/16/1988
White Pine
NV
UP5213
07/30/1980
Will
IL
UP6018
08/15/1988
Ulster
NY
UP2099
02/02/1986
Washoe
NV
UP6702
07/01/1979
Augusta
VA
UP2747
05/07/2008
Limestone
AL
UP8189
08/28/2006
Hamilton
TN
UP4887
12/28/1978
Seminole
OK
UP2100
07/11/1987
Washoe
NV
UP6095
06/26/1995
Greensville
VA

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, today is Andrew’s birthday.

 

[theshadow45]

Andrew has been missing for 47 years today.

 

[Diane Redfern]

Did he have enemies? Why did he take a weapon with him? Did he give any explanation for that?

 

[chaddylex]

This John Doe isn't on Andrew's rule out/exclusion list - the John Doe also has no exclusions/rule outs listed

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

He was found in San Francisco on Dec 30, 1976 - 22 days after Andrew went missing. If he was actually hitchhiking something bad could have happened, and dumped into the San Francisco Bay or could have committed suicide.

This also stood out to me:

Head Hair Description
Described as a dark brown and relatively long - Andrew had long hair when he went missing.
Height5' 11"(71 inches) , Measured - Andrew is listed as being 5'11
Weight132 lbs, Measured - Andrew is listed as being 145lbs - slightly off

I am going to submit this.

 

[JSolt1210]

If he was actually hitchhiking something bad could have happened, and dumped into the San Francisco Bay or could have committed suicide.

Ordinarily I wouldn't consider suicide in a hitchhiking case, but the fact that Andrew took a gun with him stood out to me. I guess he could've taken it for protection, but it's my understanding that hitchhiking was common in the '70s. Out of all the hitchhiking cases I've read on here, this is the first I've seen that mentions the hitchhiker taking a weapon. Additionally, Andrew "may suffer from mental illness," so I think suicide unfortunately is a possibility.

 

[DS2021]

it's my understanding that hitchhiking was common in the '70s

There were multiple serial killers targeting hitchhikers during that era. Police were advising people not to hitchhike. Its entirely possible he brought it for self defense

 

[DD Byrd]

We also don't know Andy WAS hitchhiking, only that he told his mother he planned to.
I suspect suicide as well, maybe he'd rather have his mother think he ran away than killed himself. A .357 is pretty serious, whose was it and how long had it been in the house (if that's where he took it from)? chaddylex's Doe fits, if Andy were wandering SF for weeks before he killed himself it's possible he lost weight, and always possible either estimate is off.

 

[Ciriii57]

The description header says he is missing from San Francisco, but I couldn't find any mention of San Francisco? He was missing from Redding and presumably headed to Sacramento? Have I missed something about San Francisco?
His case sounds like a possible suicide, perhaps in the Redding area. I feel this is made more likely by the fact he had a hefty gun and that somewhat reduced the chances of an abduction or murder to me. Also his mental illness.