CA CA- Michael Dean Stephenson, 44, Ventura County, 1 Jul 1996

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Michael Dean Stephenson – The Charley Project

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Stephenson, circa 1992 (four years prior to his disappearance)

• Missing Since 07/01/1996
• Missing From Ventura County, California
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 03/30/1952 (71)
• Age 44 years old
• Height and Weight 6'5, 290 pounds
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• Medical Conditions Stephenson was suicidal at the time of his disappearance.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance​

Stephenson was last seen sometime during July 1996. He went camping in the area of Nettle Springs and Apache Canyon in the upper Ojai area of Ventura County, California and never returned.

His vehicle was later found parked near his camping place. An extensive search of the area turned up no indications of Stephenson's whereabouts. His case remains unsolved.

At the time he went missing, Stephenson was employed at the Turning Point Foundation in Ventura, California. The foundation is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated towards assisting individuals with mental illness.

Investigating Agency​

• Ventura County Police Department 805-339-4357

Source Information​

• Ventura County Police Department

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated January 13, 2007; casefile added.

 

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2333DMCA - Michael Dean Stephenson

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Michael Stephenson, a Ventura resident, went camping in the Los Padres National Forest, in the area of Nettle Springs and Apache Canyon, near the Ventura-Santa Barbara county line, in the upper Ojai, area in early July 1996. This was a planned vacation from his job as a counselor at the Ventura based Turning Point Foundation , and Stephenson had told friends he would be staying at a cabin belonging to a friend in Apache Canyon.

Days after Stephenson left on his trip, authorities found his truck in Nettle Springs, about eight miles east of California 33 on Apache Canyon Road. His gear was in his car and it appeared he was going for a day walk and then would return.

He was reported missing July 20 and neither his parents nor authorities have heard from him since. Authorities do not suspect foul play.

 

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July 26, ,1996 - archived from the Los Angeles Times

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