AZ AZ- Dennis Reed Wasson, 51, Snowflake, 20 Dec 2000

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Missing Age 51 Years
Current Age 75 Years
Legal First Name Dennis
Middle Name Reed
Legal Last Name Wasson
Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias--

Biological Sex Male
Height 6' 3" - 6' 4" (75 - 76 Inches)
Weight 260 - 300 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact December 20, 2000
NamUs Case Created March 26, 2018

Last Known Location​

Location Snowflake, Arizona 85937
County Navajo County
Missing From Tribal Land--
Primary Residence on Tribal Land--

Circumstances of Disappearance Dennis walked his son to the school bus stop. He was not seen again. His wallet, vehicle, keys, and cash were found in the residence.

Physical Description​

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Brown hair worn long with a braid in the back.
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description Full beard and mustache, red with grey
Left Eye Color Brown
Right Eye Color Brown
Eye Description Eyes described as brown or hazel

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Scar/mark Gunshot wound scar on right side in the fatty tissue above the right iliac crest of the pelvis.

Tattoo Left shoulder "Hoss" in cursive writing

Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing Blue striped shirt, Jeans

Footwear Sandals




May 1, 2003

People disappear east of Snowflake

SNOWFLAKE - As the investigation continues into the disappearance of June Goodman, another Snowflake woman still wonders what happened to her son who disappeared more than two years ago under

www.wmicentral.com

<<Reed Wasson, aged 51 at the time, was reported missing by his wife in December 2000. He hadn't taken his vehicle or any personal effects. In fact, his wallet, $1,000 in cash, credit cards and his keys had all been left behind. His dalmatian dog was also found in the house, his mother Ruthe Wasson said.>>

<<"Wasson's wife found footprints going toward the canyon but there was no way of knowing when they were made," said Sgt. Larry Fellows of the Snowflake/Taylor Police Department. "We called in the sheriff's department search and rescue team and searched the area but there was no sign of a body.

"At the time, the conjecture was that he committed suicide but for us, we have to look at every possibility. Public theories are just that - theories.>>

<<A talented potter, Wasson was 6-foot 3-inches tall and weighed about 350 pounds, his mother said, adding it would have been hard for him to walk very far. >>

"<<We need to get the word out that we have never stopped looking for him," Ruthe said. "He would never have walked away from his son. His son is 16 now and his sister is a Freshman at ASU."

As for the theory he committed suicide because his marriage was breaking up, Ruthe discounts that, saying, "Reed is a wonderful, talented, gentle man who made beautiful pottery. He couldn't even kill a tomato worm. He believed in the Indian culture in which every living thing has a place. He just couldn't go that route."

Two days before he disappeared, she said, he had a good visit with his brother and didn't seem any different. He had also had dinner with his next door neighbors the night before his disappearance and they, too, reported he seemed the same as usual as did his son, Ruthe said>>

<<"I think Reed's disappearance is tied with June Goodman," she said. "When you realize how exactly alike they are - the same time of day, the same circumstances - it has to be.

"We're going to find my son. It's important for my grandchildren to know what happened to their father. I think when they find June, they are going to find Reed, too.">>