Found Deceased CO - Matthew Allen Batterton & Risa Johnson, adults, Pueblo, 8 Oct 2019 *endangered*

[doodles1211]

Pueblo police shared photos of Matthew Batterton on Friday. He has not been seen or heard from since Oct. 8. Police say he is considered endangered because people who normally hear from him on a regular basis have not been contacted by him for more than a month. He has a tattoo of a bee stinging a dog paw on his shoulder, and "Most Hated" tattooed on his right bicep.

Batterton was last known to be in a 2006 Black Honda Accord, with Colorado license plate 017-VTC. The vehicle was rented through an app and has since been reported stolen by the registered owner.

He may be with Risa Johnson who was reported missing out of Colorado Springs. She has not been seen since Oct. 8, according to Pueblo Police. A family member of Risa reached out to 11 News stating she is also considered endangered.

Batterton's last known location was in Richfield, Utah traveling on I-70.

If you have any information on this case, please call 719-240-1340 or 719-553-3258.

MISSING: Police in Colorado ask for help locating endangered man, may be with missing woman in stolen car

 

[indicolite22]

Didn't Matthew and Risa go missing together? I thought they rented the car for the trip from which they did not return. I hope they weren't in an accident and didn't run into bad people. I haven't seen a separate thread for Risa - could she be added to the thread title?

 

[indicolite22]

The AWARE Foundation, Inc.

From the missing flyer it appears that Matthew (and Risa?) went missing on the return leg of his (their) trip, some 45 minutes away from Grand Junction, where he (they) never arrived. The last sighting was further back in Richfield, Utah. I wonder if the police were able to track his phone and where/when the tracking stopped.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Found deceased in a crashed car.

On Feb. 18, a worker with the Utah Department of Transportation was fixing road signs along I-70 about 2 miles from the Colorado border. In an effort to recover signs that were missing, he started hiking down a ravine off the side of the road, according to Street.

“As he was walking the ravine, he located a black Honda Accord sedan upside down, smashed from an apparent rollover in very thick brush,” Street said.

Remains in crashed car identified as Colorado couple missing since October

 

[TatianaBarbie]

How sad, but I am so glad they were found. I'm so glad that Utah DOT worker saw the wreck, and that the families will know what happened to Matthew and Risa. Condolences to both families.