OR OR - Robert Bobo, 36, Prospect, 2 Oct 1998

[Kat]

The Doe Network:
Case File 3376DMOR

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3376dmor.html

Robert Michael Bobo
Missing since October 2, 1998 from Prospect, Jackson County, Oregon
Classification: Endangered Missing


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vital Statistics

•Date Of Birth: December 7, 1961
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 36 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7"; 145 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Blond hair; blue eyes. Receding hairline.
•Marks, Scars: Tattoo of name "Bob" on right bicep, scar on lower lip, surgical scar below navel.
•Clothing: Flannel shirt, blue jeans. Always wore cap but left it behind.
•AKA: Bob


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Circumstances of Disappearance
Two hunters stated that a female dropped Robert off at his campsite in a remote wooded location in Woodruff Meadows and 700 Road, at approximately 21:00. He was gone the next morning, when another friend came to pick him up for the opening day of hunting season, even though he had no transportation of his own.

All of his belongings were located at the site. The 36-year-old part-time woodcutter had been living alone at Woodruff Meadow for a few weeks.
He left everything behind, including his black Pape Cat cap, two rifles and all his clothes, and has not been heard from since. He knew the area too well to get lost, and he had no money to leave on his own.
Search teams scoured the area more than a half-dozen times. Police found no evidence of foul play.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Detective Dan Hobbs
541-774-8333
Email

Agency Case Number: 98-14827

NCIC Number: M-160200986
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
National Center for Missing Adults
The Mail Tribune
Jackson Co. Oregon

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bobo_robert.html
Additional details above.

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/867/0/
NamUs Profile:
Dental: NA
DNA: NA
Fingerprints: NA

snipped from NamUs:

Circumstances Unknown. Two hunters stated that a female dropped Robert off at his campsite in a remote wooded location in Woodruff Meadows and 700 Rd, at approximately 9:00pm. All of his belongings were located at the site.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...J&pg=3842,967778&dq=robert-michael-bobo&hl=en
1999


One other archived article found from 2004, no new details just info from missing persons flyer published in MSM online.

Robert has been missing almost 12 years. Come home soon.

 

[Lilibet]

Bumping for Robert. What a mystery! Here is the link to the JCSO Cold Case listing.

http://jacksoncountyor.org/sheriff/Divisions/Cold-Case-Unit/ID/44/Robert-Michael-Bobo

An article about cold cases from 2004 and 2010 in the Medford Mail Tribune includes Michael.

Robert Michael BoboMissing: October 1998
— A 36-year-old Prospect resident, Bobo disappeared from a remote campground near Woodruff Meadows. He was last seen by a friend who dropped him off at the campsite in the Rogue River National Forest between Prospect and Union Creek. When another friend arrived the next morning to pick him up, Bobo had disappeared, although his camping gear, belongings and favorite hat were at the campsite. Police found no evidence of foul play.

http://m.mailtribune.com/article/20040321/BIZ/303219998

A listing for Robert on this site has a different photo and says his favorite hat was at home. That may be an error as I noticed the location was referred to as Mt. Prospect, not Prospect.

http://usa.51xrw.com/MissingPersonN...Unknown Lost-717-Robert Michael Bobo_717.html

 

[Lilibet]

These links have info about Woodruff Meadow. I used the coordinates to take a screenshot showing its relationship to Prospect.

https://www.trails.com/usgs-topo-woodruff-meadow-flat-topographic-map-1152638.html

http://mapcarta.com/23869200

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Robert...it's now been 22 years.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Jan 27, 2018

The strange disappearance of Robert Bobo in the Rogue River National Forest — StrangeOutdoors.com

Robert Michael Bobo, disappeared October 2, 1998, Woodruff Meadows area, Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. Robert "Bob" Michael Bobo, 36, was camping in a remote, heavily wooded area in the Rogue River National Forest between Prospect and Union Cre

www.strangeoutdoors.com

3376DMOR - Robert Michael Bobo

Name: Robert Michael Bobo
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 02, 1998
Location Last Seen: Prospect, Jackson County, Oregon

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Pennysmom1]

Robert Michael Bobo — Locations Unknown

locationsunknown.org

<<Bobo was camping in a remote area in the Rogue River National Forest between Prospect, Oregon and Union Creek, Oregon in October 1998. A female friend dropped him off at his campsite in the Woodruff Meadows area near 700 Road on October 2, 1998. Bobo was last seen at approximately 9:00 p.m. by two area hunters. He has never been heard from again. One of his friends arrived the following morning for the opening of hunting season and discovered he was gone. He was reported as a missing person at that time.

Bobo left behind all of his belongings, including his favorite baseball cap, two rifles, all his clothes and all his camping gear. He is not believed to have had any money with him at the time of his disappearance.

Numerous searches were conducted of the area around Bobo’s campsite, but no evidence was uncovered. Authorities stated there were no indications of foul play, but they do not believe Bobo left of his own accord. They believe he may have been scouting another campsite and become injured or had a medical emergency and was unable to get back to his own camp. Bobo’s relatives fear he met with foul play, however; his brother stated he never went anywhere without wearing his baseball cap and would not have voluntarily left it behind at the campsite.

Bobo was employed as a part-time woodcutter at the time of his disappearance, and lived in Prospect. His case remains unsolved.>>


Oct 19, 2023

Robert Michael Bobo - WSI

Male, 5'7"", 150 lbs, 36 years of age at time of missing. Last seen in Woodruff Meadows, Prospect, Oregon. Click name for more information

wsiint.org