ID ID - Michael Haire, 43, Sandpoint, 19 June 1993

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Michael Haire

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Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Suspected Homicide
Missing Since: June 19, 1993
Location Last Seen: Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho

Description:
  • Date of Birth: November 30, 1949
  • Age: 43 years old
  • Race: White/Caucasian
  • Gender: Male
  • Height: 5'-7" (67 inches)
  • Weight: 150 lbs
  • Hair Color: Black
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Nickname/Alias: Unknown
  • Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
  • Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
  • Identifiers: Unknown
Circumstances of Disappearance:
Haire was last seen in Bonner County, Idaho on June 19, 1993. He had an argument with his wife and angrily left and never returned. He has never been heard from again.

An informant told police that Haire had been shot and his body cremated in a kiln because he had knowledge of a drug operation.

The prime suspect in the presumed homicide, James E. Montz, Haire's stepson, was arrested on unrelated charges in September 1994 after he was caught growing marijuana in an underground bunker. Authorities found a large kiln on his property and sifted through the ashes inside it, but didn't find any human remains.

Montz pleaded guilty to the drug charges and faced up to five years in prison. He was supposed to appear in court for sentencing in June 1995, but he never showed up and hasn't been seen since. He is still at large.

No one has ever been charged in Haire's case, but foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:
  • Bonner County Sheriff's Office: (208) 263-8417
    Reference Case#: 93-003024
NamUs Case Number: MP2092
NCIC Case Number: N/A

Michael Haire – The Charley Project
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Interesting that Montz and Haire are about the same age. IMO
 
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James Montz

Deputies said that Montz has also been a person of interest in the 1993 disappearance of Michael Haire, who was reported missing that year. Detectives are now investigating the case as a possible murder.
 
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Last updated February 3, 2025; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance​

Haire was last seen in Bonner County, Idaho on June 19, 1993. After an argument with his wife, he left angrily and never returned. He has never been heard from again. An informant told police Haire had been shot and his body cremated in a kiln because he had knowledge of a drug operation.

The prime suspect in the presumed homicide, James E. Montz, Haire's stepson, was arrested on unrelated charges in September 1994 after he was caught growing 80 marijuana in an underground bunker. Authorities found a large kiln on his property and sifted through the ashes inside it, but didn't find any human remains.

Montz pleaded guilty to the drug charges and faced up to five years in prison. He was supposed to appear in court for sentencing in June 1995, but he never showed up. He remained at large for more than thirty years, until 2024, when he was arrested in Georgia. He had been living there under an assumed name. A photo of Montz is posted with this case summary.

No one has ever been charged in Haire's case, but foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved.
 
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According to the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office, 74-year-old James Montz was arrested Friday in Thomasville, Georgia. Deputies said Montz, a former resident of Bonner County, was convicted in 1994 for growing marijuana but fled before he could be sentenced. He has been on the run ever since
 

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