IA IA Aaron Michael Pate, 17, Keota, 16 March 1992

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Aaron Michael Pate​

• Case Classification: Missing/Endangered Runaway
  Missing Since: March 16, 1992
  Location Last Seen: Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa

Description:

• Date of Birth: March 3, 1975
• Age: 17 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6' 2" (74 inches)
• Weight: 145 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses. He has moles on his back. A one-inch scar on his right wrist. A pierced left ear.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: DNA and dental records available.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Aaron was last seen in Keota, Iowa on March 16, 1992. According to a family member, Aaron left home with a family car that was later found at the Iowa City Public Library parking lot and was subsequently towed. He didn't have a history of getting into trouble, but police believe he stole a mail carrier's vehicle which was later found abandoned on the Kewash Nature Trail.

It is believed that Aaron used the Greyhound bus station a block away to leave the area, ultimately hitchhiking to Grand Canyon, Arizona to see his father whom he had only met on two occasions. He has never been heard from again.

For unclear reasons, Aaron wasn't officially listed as missing until April 30, 1993, thirteen months after he disappeared. He left behind his parents and three siblings; one of his sisters died in 1999. Few details are available in his case and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office: (641) 662-2727
  Reference Case#: 02099622

• Missing Person Information Clearinghouse - Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation: (515) 725-6036; (800)346-5507; [email protected]
  Reference Case#: Not available

NamUs Case #: MP6499
NCIC Case #: Not available
NCMEC #: 772107

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
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Aaron Michael Pate – The Charley Project
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A message from Aaron’s brother, Ian​

I am beyond disgust as of late at the lack of information being conveyed by the investigating departments, both local & county. Neither has returned my phone calls ‘re: questioning our father about this matter while he was in custody. I had been notified by an independent source that he was jailed locally. I notified both departments of his location, & reasons for him to be questioned. I have left messages to hear if he was spoken to, & have never been contacted back.

Ian Pate, Iowa Cold Cases page on Aaron Pate, March 17, 2016

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Aaron Pate

Aaron Michael Pate, age 17, resided in Keota, Iowa in 1992. On March 25, 1992, Aaron is believed to have left his residence in a family vehicle, which he parked in the Iowa City library parking lot…

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Aaron Michael Pate, age 17, resided in Keota, Iowa in 1992.

On March 25, 1992, Aaron is believed to have left his residence in a family vehicle, which he parked in the Iowa City library parking lot. The car was towed and impounded due to unpaid parking tickets.
It’s also believed that Aaron stole a mail carrier’s vehicle from behind the post office. This vehicle was found abandoned on Kewash Nature Trail. Aaron never returned home.

Aaron had spoken of traveling to Grand Canyon, Arizona to visit his father, who he had only met twice in his lifetime. His mother and siblings believed he had left the area voluntarily, possibly via Greyhound and/or hitchhiking.
As their father was estranged from the family, it would take many years for Aaron’s brother, Ian, to find a way to get in contact with his father. In 2015, Ian learned that his father was incarcerated in Arizona, and was able to make contact with him.

His father confirmed that Aaron had visited him in Arizona several months after leaving Iowa, and had mentioned plans to meet a girl in Boulder, Colorado after leaving his father. The girl’s identity is not known, and Aaron has not been seen since. His father seemed surprised to learn that Aaron is missing.

Although Aaron is believed to have stolen a vehicle leading up to his disappearance, he did not have a history of getting into trouble, and has been described as a quiet and friendly young man.
I am a bit perplexed about the stolen vehicle, and can’t really make sense of why he would have taken it. It’s believed that he intended to leave town, which could have been a motivation for taking it, but he didn’t use it to leave town. If he parked it on that nature trail, he would have needed a way back. All I can really think of is that he may have initially taken it with the intent to use it to leave town, but then worried about being caught, or just felt guilty, and decided to ditch it instead?
It just seems to me that someone with no history of criminal activity would need a good reason to suddenly steal a vehicle.

One of Aaron’s sisters has died since his disappearance, but his brother, Ian, and another sister continue to search for him. Ian has expressed frustration with law enforcement, as he has been pushing them to question his father, and they have not done so.
Although Aaron is believed to have been in Arizona after his disappearance, most sources still list him as missing from Iowa. The Arizona Department of Public Safety does list him as missing from Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Note: Some sources list his age at the time of his disappearance as 18. I believe he was 17 when he was last seen, but had turned 18 by the time he was reported missing the following year.

 

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Have you seen this child? Aaron Pate

Missing From: GRAND CANYON, AZ. Missing Date: Mon, Mar 16 1992. Aaron's photo is shown age-progressed to 39 years. He was last seen on March 16, 1992. Aaron's left ear is pierced. He has moles on his back and a one-inch scar on his right wrist. Aaron may wear glasses. Although he is missing...

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Aaron Pate​

• • Missing Since
  • Mar 16, 1992
• • Missing From
  • Grand Canyon, AZ
• • DOB
  • Mar 4, 1975
• • Sex
  • Male
• • Race
  • White
• • Hair Color
  • Brown
• • Eye Color
  • Brown
• • Height
  • 6'2"
• • Weight
  • 145 lbs

Age Progressed​

Aaron's photo is shown age-progressed to 39 years. He was last seen on March 16, 1992. Aaron's left ear is pierced. He has moles on his back and a one-inch scar on his right wrist. Aaron may wear glasses. Although he is missing from Grand Canyon, Arizona, the Keota Police Department is interested in his whereabouts.

 

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Aaron Michael Pate – The Charley Project

 

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Have you seen this child? Aaron Michael Pate

Missing From: Grand Canyon, AZ. Missing Date: March 16, 1992. Aaron's photo is shown age-progressed to 48 years. He was last seen on March 16, 1992. Aaron's left ear is pierced. He has moles on his back and a one-inch scar on his right wrist. Aaron may wear glasses. Although he is missing...

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