AZ AZ - Paul David Sanders, 17, Mesa, 12 August 2001

[JnRyan]

Per The Charley Project: Paul David Sanders – The Charley Project

• Height and Weight 5'8, 145 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A medium blue t-shirt with the word "Billabong" across the front, dark-colored denim shorts and white K-Swiss shoes.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Caucasian/Hispanic) male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Paul may use the last names Brewer, Hernandez and/or Sanders-Brewer. He has a tattoo of the name "Hernandez" in the center of his back.
  

Details of Disappearance
Paul got into an argument with his father at their home left his home in the 3800 block of East Carol Circle in Mesa, Arizona on the evening of August 11, 2001. That night or early the next morning, he left home driving his father's silver Chevrolet pickup truck. On August 12, he visited his grandmother in Globe, Arizona. He was last seen after he left her home.

On August 14, Paul's father's truck was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in Tucson, Arizona. Before the responding officer could confirm the driver's identity, the truck drove away and a high-speed chase ensued. Police were unable to catch the driver and the chase was called off due to inclement weather.

The next morning, the vehicle was found wrecked and abandoned on the side of a steep hill in a remote area in the Sierra Catalina Mountains. Paul's wallet, driver's license and cellular phone were under the seat and the keys were on the console. He had cashed his last paycheck from work the day before he went missing, but the cash wasn't found in his wallet.

Paul was raised by a single mother in Missouri, before moving in with his father in the summer of 2000. He attended Globe High School in 2001. He enjoyed playing multiple sports, including football and basketball, and hoped to be able to attend college on an athletic scholarship. His sister does not believe he would have run away without contacting their mother at some point. His case remains unsolved. His case remains unsolved.

Also in NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[chaddylex]

The Unfound Podcast just released an episode about Paul's disappearance The Disappearance of Paul Sanders

 

[Atombudd]

Two decades later, still no answers in mysterious 2001 disappearance of Arizona teen

The 17-year-old from Missouri had been living with his father in Arizona for several months when he went missing.

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[karie911]

RE: On August 14, Paul's father's truck was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in Tucson, Arizona. Before the responding officer could confirm the driver's identity, the truck drove away and a high-speed chase ensued. Police were unable to catch the driver and the chase was called off due to inclement weather.

After filing a FOiA report with Pima County, as well as Oro Valley, it was discovered the vehicle never came to a stop. It was also discovered the pursuit was not ended due to inclement weather, but rather due to AZDPS patrol vehicle being stop sticked. We attempted to FOiA AZDPS for the pursuit report, but sadly the Trooper involved in the pursuit found it not necessary to actually write the report. Officer Curley only submitted a "cancellation report" instead.

 

[PhiercePhi]

Welcome Karie one of the team Paul members!

 

[karie911]

Welcome Karie one of the team Paul members!

I have submitted the email to become a verified Insider in Paul's case.

 

[karie911]

I also forgot to add, the vehicle pursuit happened on the 12th. Paul was not reported missing until the 14th. The vehicle was located and towed from Redington Pass on the 15th.

 

[Sillybilly]

ADMIN NOTE:

@karie911 has been verified as a friend of Paul David Sanders. As a Verified member, karie911 does not have to provide links to information stated as fact or about their knowledge of this case.

Thank you karie911 for being a friend and advocate for Paul and his family, and to all others who are here to try to determine what happened to Paul so many years ago.

 

[karie911]

ADMIN NOTE:

@karie911 has been verified as a friend of Paul David Sanders. As a Verified member, karie911 does not have to provide links to information stated as fact or about their knowledge of this case.

Thank you karie911 for being a friend and advocate for Paul and his family, and to all others who are here to try to determine what happened to Paul so many years ago.

Our goal is one thing, and one thing only Bring Paul Home!! Thank you so much!
Anyone have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We have SEVERAL binders on Paul's case. We are looking for questions. Any question may just be one thing we have not thought of yet.

 

[Aurora90]

I am assuming his DNA is in NamUs? I am having trouble accessing the exclusions list, has this john doe been excluded?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[chaddylex]

I am assuming his DNA is in NamUs? I am having trouble accessing the exclusions list, has this john doe been excluded?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

This Doe has not been excluded.

 

[chaddylex]

This Doe has not been excluded.

Here is the list of rule outs/exclusions

 

[Aurora90]

This Doe has not been excluded.

Thank you for including the list. Maybe I will submit this for a potential match?

 

[karie911]

This Doe has not been excluded.

We appreciate you looking at Namus. We do so as well, on the regular. However, it is highly unlikely to be Paul. The PMI is "Years" but located 4 months after Paul disappeared. Also, this would be in the wrong direction.Thank you again.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Sept 19, 2021

Two decades later, still no answers in mysterious 2001 disappearance of Arizona teen

The 17-year-old from Missouri had been living with his father in Arizona for several months when he went missing.

www.nbcnews.com

Paul David Sanders – The Charley Project

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[John/Jane Doe]

Paul David Sanders – The Charley Project

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Missing: Paul Sanders | Mesa, AZ | Uncovered

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[karie911]

I am assuming his DNA is in NamUs? I am having trouble accessing the exclusions list, has this john doe been excluded?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Sorry it has taken so long for me to respond. We have been doing a lot of deep diving into Paul's case.

Yes, DNA of Paul's Mom and Dad are both entered into NamUs as well as CODIS.

 

[Ciriii57]

Hi @karie911 I would like to ask; is it believed that it was indeed Paul driving at the time of the accident? I assume there was only 1 person in the vehicle at the time?
I wondered if you were able to reveal some of the details about the bad crowd he had gotten involved with and how this might link to his disappearance?
And also if you could reveal if his argument with his father has any bearing on his disappearance, eg; was it about his recent associations?

If Paul had an accident and made it back to the road to seek help where would this have placed him? Can you reveal the location of the accident? And what kind of inclement weather was it on that evening?

Thank you and I hope you get the answers you seek

 

[karie911]

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Ciriii57​

We do not believe Paul was driving the truck. We have been able to discover he was far to new of a driver, only being licensed about 6ish months. The truck was able to evade law enforcement entirely to easily. Sadly, no one knows how many people were in the truck at the time of the pursuit. We have an 'Agency assist" report for the police department that aided AZDPS, but the trooper that actually INITIATED the pursuit, never deemed it necessary to actually file a report on the incident. He only requested a "cancellation report." The officer's from the assisting agency was never able to get a look at the driver, or how many occupants were in the vehicle.​

We only have some minor "hearsay" that he "hung out with the wrong crowd." From the people we have spoke to, that were friends with Paul prior to his disappearance, not one person confirmed this "bad crowd" scenario.
As for the argument with his dad, we have suspected reasons WHY the argument happened. We just haven't been able to confirm it, as of yet. (We suspect it was whom Paul's "girlfriend" was at the time. But we can not go into much detail about that.)

The vehicle was located about 300 yards off of Redington Pass near Mile Post 16.2. It was reported the truck was "on its side, on a steep hill, with no known roads to the location of the truck." They also stated the "windows and mirrors were broken, and damage to the undercarriage"

The reporting party stated they could see "keys and a wallet" in the truck. Upon recovery of the vehicle, they later found Paul's Wallet, keys, hat, cell phone was recovered, as well as cigarettes' and a lighter.

The cigarettes and lighter is another reason we do not believe Paul to be the driver of the truck. He did NOT smoke, nor did he like the smell of cigarettes. His mom was reportedly a "heavy smoker" and never liked how they smelled. He would not have allowed someone to smoke in his vehicle either.

The night of the pursuit (August 12, 2001) there was NO inclement weather. There has been talk that the weather was the reason for the ending of the pursuit. That is not true. The pursuit ended when the AZDPS Trooper Curly drove over stop sticks that was intended for the fleeing truck. The weather did not happen until late in the night of the 13th. This is when the truck was first located. However, they had to wait to recover the truck until the morning of the 15th. They had a pretty bad storm near Gila County, and the Catalina Mountain range. High winds, thunderstorms, hail and flash flooding.

At 9am August 15, 2001.. Search and Rescue& Pima County, with the assistance of Air Support, performed a ground and air search of the area. No signs of Paul could be located. We have copies of this detailed report as well.

Thank you for showing interest in Paul's case. Please continue to ask all the questions!!!