AZ AZ - Woodrow Wilson Grimland, 72, Flagstaff, 9 May 1990

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Woodrow Wilson Grimland



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 09, 1990
Location Last Seen: Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
Missing From: Needles, San Bernardino County, California

Description:​

• Date of Birth: circa 1917
• Age: 72 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 11" - 6' 1" (71 - 73 inches)
• Weight: 175 - 195 lbs
• Hair Color: Blonde/Graying
• Eye Color: Unknown - Blue/Green
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Jewelry: Plaid flannel shirt and Levi's jeans.
• Associated Vehicle: Metallic green 1985 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with a camper shell. California license plate: 2LM87322.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Grimland left his home in Needles, California and was last seen on May 9, 1990 in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was on his way to Texas and has never been heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, Grimland was driving a green 1985 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck. Few details are available regarding his case and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department: (909) 387-3695
  Reference Case #: 219049902

• Needles Patrol Station: (760) 326-9200
  Reference Case #: 219049902

• WeTip Anonymous Tip Line: 1(800) 78CRIME (800-782-7463)

NamUs Case Number: MP10962
NCIC Case Number: Unavailable

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

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Woodrow, 72, was last seen by three employees at a Clines Corner, New Mexico truck stop on Interstate-40 in the afternoon of May 9th, 1990.
He disappeared with his dark metallic green 1985 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup with a camper shell and CA license plate 2L87322, it is also still missing.

Woodrow lived in Needles, California, but he left his home to visit relatives, first stopping in Flagstaff, Arizona to see his son Ronald and his family, then planning to visit other relatives in Plainview, Texas. He was last seen by family when he left his son's home, traveling east down Santa Fe Avenue.

A family member in Needles, CA reported him missing two days later. In the following days, his son drove the route he would have taken and posted flyers.
This was when they were made aware of the sighting of him at the truck stop, he was easy for the witnesses to remember because of his dachshund companion and his hands which were crippled by arthritis.

He had with him about $800 cash and an income tax refund check, which would have been a clue if someone had tried to cash it, but no one did.

Woodrow's wife died a year before his disappearance, and he planned to move in with his son Ronald, whom he was very close to. They lived next to eachother in Needles until Ronald and his family moved to Flagstaff. He was known to have picked up hitchhikers in the past, and his family did not think he would do that again, but made note of the possibility.


Missing Person / NamUs #MP10962
Missing: Woodrow Grimland | Flagstaff, AZ | Uncovered
Article clipped from Arizona Daily Sun