CA CA - Scott Paul Hayes, 19, Stafford, January 18, 1996

[victoriarobinson642]

NAMUS:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

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Missing Age - 19 Years
Current Age - 46 Years
First Name - Scott
Middle Name - Paul
Last Name - Hayes
Sex - Male
Height - 6' 1" (73 Inches)
Weight - 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact - January 18, 1996
Location - Stafford, California 95565
Circumstances of Disappearance - On 1/18/1996, Hayes indicated to roommates he would be returning to his home in Southern California from Humboldt County. In the early morning hours of 1/19/1996. Hayes' maroon Truck was found parked along the northbound lane of hwy 101 at Redcrest. The truck was out of fuel and contained all of Hayes's' belongings. Hayes had been acting strangely and may have last been seen attempting to get fuel or rent a motel room in Rio Dell.
Hair Color - Blond/Strawberry
Head Hair Description - Shoulder length
Eye Color - Hazel
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[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

I'm debating if he could be either of these John Does found in California

 

[HopeRains]

Red-dash outline is Humboldt County. Both Rio Dell and Redcrest are in Humboldt County. Interesting his car was in the northbound lane (near Redcrest) when he was travelling to his family home in Southern California and that he was potentially seen ~ 14 miles north in Rio Dell looking for gas/hotel. Explainable if he realized he needed gas and turned around to head towards more populated area, I suppose, but still not headed in southern direction as indicated he told his roommates.

 

[HopeRains]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

I'm debating if he could be either of these John Does found in California

First link isn't opening for me, says not available.
The second Doe - stats might be workable - his car was found 700 miles away.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

First link isn't opening for me, says not available.
The second Doe - stats might be workable - his car was found 700 miles away.

My thought was maybe that he hitchhiked - I'm not sure how common that was by the mid-90s.The first doe's profile was working for me yesterday - could be a glitch or an ID.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

First link isn't opening for me, says not available.
The second Doe - stats might be workable - his car was found 700 miles away.

@iulia was this John Doe's NAMUS one of the cases that was removed this morning? I swear it was working yesterday...

 

[iulia]

@iulia was this John Doe's NAMUS one of the cases that was removed this morning? I swear it was working yesterday...

Yes, UP17370 was removed yesterday.

I checked the Unsolved Cases for Humboldt County but it hasn't been marked as identified yet.

Unsolved Cases | Humboldt County, CA - Official Website

Current unsolved homicide and missing persons cases for the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office. If you have information about a case, please call 707-445-7251.

humboldtgov.org

These are the male MPs reported missing before 2006 that were removed this week:

MP19293 Ray Morrison IV, 2 yo, DLC 12.02.1997 Ventura County, CA
MP37666 Kevin Cassetty, 21 yo, DLC 07.23.1982 Stark County, OH
MP90247 David Dillon, 31 yo, DLC 01.17.1984 Washtenaw County, MI

I think David Dillon was matched to UP11315.

Resolved - MI - Ann Arbor, WhtMale 40-65, UP11315, Pall Mall cigs, clothes, personal items, Canadian & US money, several Apple iPods, May'13 - namus removed

JOHN DOE - ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN | Federal Bureau of Investigation The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Circumstances of Recovery - Found apparent unidentified male human body at the bottom of a stairs not used by tenets of a single family dwelling in Ann Arbor...

www.websleuths.com

 

[StillDiggin]

The Sheriff's Office is Taking Another Look at a Decades-Old Missing Person Case, and Wonders if You Might Have Any Information That Could Help

lostcoastoutpost.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The Sheriff's Office is Taking Another Look at a Decades-Old Missing Person Case, and Wonders if You Might Have Any Information That Could Help

lostcoastoutpost.com

During their investigation, detectives located a witness who reportedly saw a man matching the description of Hayes in Redcrest during the early morning hours of January 9. The man reportedly told the witness that he had run out of gas. The witness gave the man a ride, however, the man reportedly began acting strangely and the witness dropped him off under the Stafford overpass out of fear for their safety. The witness reportedly continued on and retrieved fuel for the man, however, upon returning approximately 10 minutes later to the Stafford location, the man was gone.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Scott Paul Hayes – The Charley Project

 

[MadMcGoo]

... - Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

? . The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit is seeking the community’s help to solve a...

www.facebook.com

The HCSO commented on their post: He was believed to have possibly been experiencing a mental health crisis.

I can’t get this Doe out of my head as a possible match to Scott: 190UMCA

The height is the biggest discrepancy, but that’s assuming both estimates are accurate. Scott’s hair is described as blonde but in the photo it looks darker and possibly dyed blonde IMO. The Doe’s is described as red or sandy brown. Ancestry lists an address for Scott in Poway, CA which is about 75 miles from where the Doe was found.

The recons all look a little different depending on the artistic liberties taken by the various artists (lips, eyebrows, hair style, etc.). I found it a little difficult to compare images because of the angle in which Scott’s photo was taken, but they have similar bone structure IMO (jawline, cheekbones).


Hayes is certainly not a very Latin-sounding surname, but I can find little to nothing with regards to Scott’s ancestry, especially without sleuthing people who are likely living. Feel free to talk me out of this one!

 

[CastlesBurning]

Hayes is certainly not a very Latin-sounding surname

That doesn't matter...he could have been adopted or had parents of different ethnicities, etc.

 

[Diavola]

His NamUs was modified on January 8th, I believe they added vehicle info.

General Motor Corp. Sonoma​

Style: Pickup
Color:Maroon and Red
State: California
License Plate: 4E26051
Comments: Vehicle was recovered on side of hyw, day Hayes was last seen. Truck had a camper shell on back.

 

[CrackerC119]

can’t get this Doe out of my head as a possible match to Scott: 190UMCA

The certain photograph bears a striking resemblance to Scott.