UT UT- Starvation Reservoir, car with a body inside, pulled out of the water, Salt Lake, 30 Sep; '24, *related to 20 yr. cold case*

[dotr]

'Sep 30, 2024
Multiple police agencies were at Starvation Reservoir on Monday, where a car with a body inside was pulled out of the water.Investigators with Duchesne County, Salt Lake County, and Utah State Parks are now working to piece together what they say is a 20-year-old case.The car was found by Doug Bishop with United Search Corps, a nonprofit that specializes in missing person cases. He has been working with Dave Sparks, of Sparks Motors and the reality TV show Diesel Brothers, for the past six months on this cold case.'

 

[legalmomma]

Nonprofit's extensive search leads to vehicle being recovered from Utah reservoir with body inside

Investigators from multiple agencies were at Starvation Reservoir on Monday, where a car with a body inside was pulled out of the water.

www.fox13now.com

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They said their search originally started at Flaming Gorge before ending up at Starvation Reservoir, where they've been working for multiple days — leading to Monday's recovery of the vehicle.


"This is a process of elimination with the type of search we specialize in, which is underwater," Bishop said. "That is what led us to Starvation Reservoir. Our search at this reservoir did uncover a vehicle that is connected to a case that we have been working on."

"It's the vehicle — 1000% confirmed the vehicle," Sparks added. "Obviously forensics will have to tell us what remains we found, but there were remains and it was the vehicle we were after."

Police wouldn't confirm where this cold case originated from. Tucker said they are working on getting warrants before they start processing the car. What they find dictates where it goes from there, he said.

 

[iamshadow21]

Couple of 2004 cold cases at the top of this list, both men.

Cold Case Missing Persons – SLCPD

Provides command staff profiles, bureaus within the department, how to get involved and become informed, employment information, and news releases.

slcpd.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Couple of 2004 cold cases at the top of this list, both men.

Cold Case Missing Persons – SLCPD

Provides command staff profiles, bureaus within the department, how to get involved and become informed, employment information, and news releases.

slcpd.com

The first man's vehicle seems to have been located already.

 

[iamshadow21]

The first man's vehicle seems to have been located already.

Fair enough, I didn't dig deeper than look for 2004 cases. I didn't read the specifics.

 

[iamshadow21]

The first man's vehicle seems to have been located already.

Looks like both vehicles in both cases were found, according to their threads.

So unless it's another car associated with the victims or a suspect, it's probably someone else.

Their threads, just in case:

UT Thread 'UT - John Lowain Casper, 53, Salt Lake City, 18 May 2004'

May 25, 2022

John Lowain Casper



Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: May 18, 2004
Location Last Seen: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

Description:​

• Date of Birth: January 24, 1951
• Age: 53 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5'6"-5'7" (66-67 inches)
• Weight: 225-235 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Green
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears prescription eyeglasses.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Eyeglasses.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of...

• TheArtfulDetective
• Replies: 1
• Forum: 2000's Missing

W

UT Thread 'UT - Jeffrey Nichols, 40, Salt Lake City, 8 June 2004'

Aug 29, 2004

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/HelpForTheMissing/JeffreyDaleNichols.jpg

http://www.helpfindjeff.com/

Jeffrey Dale Nichols

Date of Birth: June 12, 1963
Date Missing: June 8, 2004
From City/State: Salt Lake City, UT
Missing From (Country): USA
Age at Time of Disapperance: 40
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 74 inches
Weight: 195 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Light

Circumstances of Disappearance: Unknown. Jeffrey was last seen in the morning at his...

• WasBlind
• Replies: 20
• Forum: 2000's Missing

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[iamshadow21]

Another 2004 case, sounds like the car was not recovered in this one:

UT Thread 'UT - Steven Willard Anderson, 46, Salt Lake City, 3 June 2004'

Jun 28, 2019

Steven Willard Anderson

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Anderson, circa 2004

• Missing Since 06/03/2004
• Missing From Salt Lake County, Utah
• Classification Missing
• Date of Birth 10/22/1957 (61)
• Age 46 years old
• Height and Weight 5'11, 235 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.

Details of Disappearance
Anderson was last seen in Salt Lake County, Utah on June 3, 2004. He left to...

• Gardener1850

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[DS2021]

case.The car was found by Doug Bishop with United Search Corps, a nonprofit that specializes in missing person cases. He has been working with Dave Sparks, of Sparks Motors and the reality TV show Diesel Brothers, for the past six months on this cold case.'

Post in thread 'UT - Steven Willard Anderson, 46, Salt Lake City, 3 June 2004' UT - UT - Steven Willard Anderson, 46, Salt Lake City, 3 June 2004

Id say its him

 

[iamshadow21]

Looks like it's shorter to go north, but google maps suggests the southern route right by Starvation Reservoir as an alternate route.

 

[iamshadow21]

Okay, the highway goes right over the reservoir, longest bridge in Utah, people seem to have fun risking their lives jumping off it for kicks despite the height and the shallowness of the water underneath, but what really freaks me out is there seems to be nothing at either end to stop drivers just aiming wrong because they're tired or swerving to avoid something and just ending up in the water. Probably fatally on impact, it's a long steep drop.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSyZrd9e10_v7yOBkONJH6TpNuJkd58byMYNLocwNvoS8pLQ4tY5JuM-IVQ&s=10

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[dotr]

FWIW, the car was found, but just in case he was in a different vehicle..

AZ Post in thread 'AZ- Charles Lynn Simmons,52,#MP4281, sold semi-precious minerals, his Ford F-150 pickup left in tow-away zone, Tucson,14/1/04,*Foul play suspected*'

Yesterday at 11:34 AM

well this seems kind of obvious as to who 'disappeared' him ...

• LadyL

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[dotr]

Post in thread 'UT - Steven Willard Anderson, 46, Salt Lake City, 3 June 2004' UT - UT - Steven Willard Anderson, 46, Salt Lake City, 3 June 2004

Id say its him

Human remains found suspected to be in connection to 20-year cold case

Human remains have been found that are suspected to be in connection to a cold case that began 20 years ago.

www.kutv.com

'DUCHESNE, Utah (KUTV) — Human remains have been found that are suspected to be in connection to a cold case that began 20 years ago.
Police said Steven Willard Anderson was reported missing in June 2004, and his case has been an open investigation for "several years."
'The remains were still in the process of being identified Tuesday afternoon.'

 

[mlhenn]

Car connected to man missing since 2004 recovered from Starvation Reservoir; remains found inside | Gephardt Daily

DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah, Oct. 1, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) -- A car associated with a man reported missing in 2004 has been recovered from Starvation Reservoir, in Duchesne County. Human remains were found inside the vehicle. The longtime cold case involved the disappearance of Steven Willard...

gephardtdaily.com

A car associated with a man reported missing in 2004 has been recovered from Starvation Reservoir, in Duchesne County.

Human remains were found inside the vehicle.

“On Sept. 29, 2024 (Sunday), Bishop located a submerged vehicle at a depth of approximately 50 feet in Starvation Reservoir. The vehicle was later confirmed to be connected to Anderson’s case.

“Though identification of remains is still pending, detectives are working diligently to confirm the identity.