AZ AZ - Randy Parscale, 10, Oracle, 7 April 1979

[Pipsissiway_Potts]

Finally letting go - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993-2009)

An old article from 2000, but has some interesting details provided by family members, as well as the impact of Randy's disappearance on the local residents.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I was going through some older threads thinking I’d refresh some of them, but I didn’t make it through a handful before I found little Randy here. (Very ironically, several weeks ago I put a PDF of Randy’s Charley’s Project page in my “to look into later” folder on my Google Drive and had just finished labeling and sorting his and few others so I could find “later”.) Well, “later” came sooner than later! Anywho - getting to my point...

Initially I thought this was a bit of a reach but the more I read about Randy and the longer I looked at all the photos, the shorter the reach got.

Could Randy possibly be the unidentified hiker, “Denim”/“Mostly Harmless”/“Ben Bilemy”, round July 23, 2018 in Florida???

FL - Big Cypress National Preserve, Male hiker, "Denim" and "Mostly Harmless", 23 July 2018


I imagine the vast majority of Websleuthers have at least heard of “Denim” but here’s a rundown. Keeping in mind the change in demographics over time...​

Unidentified, White, Male
Date Found: July 23, 2018
Location Found: Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier County, Florida
Estimated Time of Death: 2 days prior
Estimated Age: 35-50 years old (49 years old)
Height: 5’8”-5’10”
Weight: 83 lbs
Hair Color: Brown with gray; full beard & mustache (Brown)
Eye Color: Blue/Gray (Blue)
Distinguishing Features: Small, faint linear scar to abdomen, teeth in excellent condition

The height, weight, and distinguishing characteristics are obviously going to be different. Eye color matches, hair color matches. Nose is very similar. Circumstances seem to match up...the more I read about Randy the more I thought there was a chance he had somehow made it out of those woods and possibly even Arizona that day. JMO. It’s possible.

There is something very kind about Randy’s eyes. Much like Denim’s. I don’t know...almost-40-years is a long time to account for but maybe that explains why no one has come forward recognizing “Denim”. (JMOs)

 

[AutumnEveHodge]

Bump for Randy

 

[MadMcGoo]

Randy Doyle Parscale Jr. – The Charley Project

Last updated December 13, 2021; picture and medical conditions added, clothing/jewelry description updated.

Clothing/Jewelry Description: A long-sleeved red and green striped shirt, an olive-green hunters' vest or jacket, blue jeans, and shoes with a bulls-eye pattern on the soles.

Medical Conditions: Randy suffers from asthma.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

April 6 and 7, 2023 article -

Nearly half a century later, 10-year-old's disappearance remains a mystery

If you’ve ever heard of the campfire legend ‘the butterfly boy’ at Peppersauce Canyon in Oracle, that story is based off a real person.

www.kgun9.com

[…]

Law enforcement found tire marks on a dirt road and K-9 dogs found Randy’s scent leading them to believe it was a kidnapping.

But, nearly half a century later, his disappearance remains a mystery.

[…]

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Randy Doyle Parscale Jr. – The Charley Project

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*On April 7, 1979, 10-year-old Randy Parscale disappeared while hiking with his grandfather and other relatives at Peppersauce Canyon in Oracle, Arizona, nearly 50 miles north of Tucson, according to ABC affiliate KGUN-TV. The group planned on celebrating the boy’s good grades, but when it was time to leave, Randy was nowhere to be found.

Scent dogs led to a dirt road where tire marks were discovered, leading authorities to believe Randy was abducted.

Despite massive efforts, including NCMEC creating an age-progressed photo of the missing boy, Randy has never been found

What Happened To the Missing Kids on Milk Cartons, from Etan Patz To Johnny Gosch and Adam Walsh? | Oxygen Official Site

Find out what happened to some of the missing kids who appeared on milks cartons, including Randy Parscale, Cinda Pallett, Rima Traxler, and David Warner.

www.oxygen.com

 

[Pennysmom1]

61DMAZ - Randy Doyle Parscale Jr.

3rd: NCMEC Age-progressed to 34 years; 4th: to 43 years; 5th: to 52 years

Name: Randy Doyle Parscale Jr.
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 7, 1979
Location Last Seen: Oracle, Pinal County, Arizona

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: January 13, 1969
Age: 10 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 4'6"
Weight: 70 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Green jacket, blue pants, shoes with a bulleye sole pattern
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Parscale was last seen at picnic and rock-hunting excursion with his family in Peppersauce Canyon, the Santa Catalina Mountains, AZ. While Parscale's grandfather rested in the shade that afternoon, the young boy, his stepbrother and his uncle ventured up a trail.

Parscale ran ahead at one point, up a hill and around a bend - and vanished. For almost a week hundreds of searchers - on foot, on horseback, via helicopter and using search dogs - scoured the rough terrain on the north side of the Catalina Mountains. A tracker who worked on the search followed Randy's footprints to a dirt road where it appeared he got into a vehicle.

 

[Pennysmom1]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Randy Doyle Parscale Jr. – The Charley Project

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Randy, circa 1979; Age-progression to age 52 (circa 2021)

• Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved red and green striped shirt, an olive-green hunters' vest or jacket, blue jeans, and shoes with a bulls-eye pattern on the soles.
• Medical Conditions Randy suffers from asthma

<<Investigators are uncertain what happened to Randy. His case is classified as a non-family abduction, but he may have simply become lost in the mountains or fallen down a mine shaft. Randy was a third-grader at Roberts Elementary School in 1979. His case remains unsolved.>>

 

[blayneyyy25]

could this john doe be him? he looks like the sketch & could be worth looking into

 

[Deleted member 306806]

could this john doe be him? he looks like the sketch & could be worth looking into

That links to Randy's missing person NAMUS.

 

[doublestop]

could this john doe be him? he looks like the sketch & could be worth looking into

The link in your post led to Randy's own page. Can you link to the John Doe?

 

[blayneyyy25]

The link in your post led to Randy's own page. Can you link to the John Doe?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) my bad!! i know the age is alittle off hut they look similar to me

The link in your post led to Randy's own page. Can you link to the John Doe?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) my bad! the age is slightly off but the sketch looks like Randy's facial structure.

 

[doublestop]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) my bad!! i know the age is alittle off hut they look similar to me

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) my bad! the age is slightly off but the sketch looks like Randy's facial structure.

There is a similarity, but this boy is 5 feet tall, and Randy's height is listed as 4'6".

 

[Brightchaser47]

61DMAZ - Randy Doyle Parscale Jr.

3rd: NCMEC Age-progressed to 34 years; 4th: to 43 years; 5th: to 52 years

Name: Randy Doyle Parscale Jr.
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 7, 1979
Location Last Seen: Oracle, Pinal County, Arizona

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: January 13, 1969
Age: 10 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 4'6"
Weight: 70 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Green jacket, blue pants, shoes with a bulleye sole pattern
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Parscale was last seen at picnic and rock-hunting excursion with his family in Peppersauce Canyon, the Santa Catalina Mountains, AZ. While Parscale's grandfather rested in the shade that afternoon, the young boy, his stepbrother and his uncle ventured up a trail.

Parscale ran ahead at one point, up a hill and around a bend - and vanished. For almost a week hundreds of searchers - on foot, on horseback, via helicopter and using search dogs - scoured the rough terrain on the north side of the Catalina Mountains. A tracker who worked on the search followed Randy's footprints to a dirt road where it appeared he got into a vehicle.

I'm not saying he wasn't abducted (he could've been), but what would've enticed him to get into a vehicle so spontaneously and willingly? He was on a celebratory outing with family and there was apparently no sign of struggle, and no indication someone exited a vehicle to entice or grab him. Could it have been someone he knew or trusted, like a park ranger (or someone posing as one)? jmo

 

[Brightchaser47]

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[Brightchaser47]

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