VT VT - Ronald Errol Labonte, 73, Averill, 26 Sept 2013

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Ronald Errol Labonte

Essex County, Vermont
73 year old white male

White Hair
Brown Eyes

Height (inches)

Weight (pounds)

[TD="class: view_field"]70.0 to 72.0[/TD]

[TD="class: view_field"]150.0 to 170.0[/TD]

Based on the investigation it was found the victim was terminally ill and may have been suicidal. It is presumed that after setting his house on fire the victim had entered the woods on foot somewhere in the vicinity of his residence on Canaan Hill Road and has not yet been located.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/28579/

 

[BrownBear]

Updated NamUs link

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

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Ronald is still missing.

Ronald Errol LaBonte – The Charley Project

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LaBonte, circa 2013

• Missing Since 09/26/2013
• Missing From Averill, Vermont
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Age 74 years old
• Height and Weight 6'0, 160 pounds
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• Medical Conditions LaBonte suffers from an unspecified terminal illness and he may have been suicidal at the time of his disappearance.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. White hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance​

LaBonte was last seen leaving his residence in Averill, Vermont on September 26, 2013. He was driving his black 2004 Ford Ranger pickup truck, which had the Vermont license plate number BME 507.

A few hours later, at 1:22 p.m., a fire broke out at his home on Canaan Hill Road. Authorities put out the fire, but were unable to find LaBonte anywhere. They did locate his truck in the woods across the road from his home on September 28.

The fire was arson and investigators believe LaBonte may have set it. He was terminally ill and his family thought he might have committed suicide. They also believe he could have been carrying a handgun at the time of his disappearance.

An extensive search of the burned-out residence and the surrounding area turned up no indication of LaBonte's whereabouts. He's described as an avid outdoorsman and could have traveled to New Hampshire or New York if he didn't remain in Vermont. His case remains unsolved.