KS KS - Stephen Scott Hammerle, 26, Manhattan, 22 August 1981

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Stephen Scott Hammerle​

• Case Classification: Endangered Missing
  Missing Since: August 22, 1981
  Location Last Seen: Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Description:

• Date of Birth: August 18, 1955
• Age: 26 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 10" (70 inches)
• Weight: 145 - 170 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown/Long/Beard/Mustache
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Stevie. Steve. Stephen Faircloth.
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Paralyzed from the waist down and is in a wheelchair. Has a colostomy bag. No upper teeth. Scar on left eye. Tattoos: (all are homemade)
  • "Love Lisa" on fingers.
  • Small eagle tattoo on upper right arm.
  • Devil tattoo in unknown location.
  • A cat or leopard on left arm.
  • A man on right forearm.
  • "Love" on upper right arm.
  • "Leo" on upper left arm.
  • "Joey" on unknown arm.
  • "Born to Run" on unknown arm.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Wheelchair. Colostomy bag.
• Identifiers: Has no upper teeth. DNA available.
• Other: Suffers from cluster headaches and had all his upper teeth extracted as a result.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Hammerle was last seen in Manhattan, Kansas on August 22, 1981. It was reported that he and a man named Joseph Grasher left a birthday party on Poyntz Avenue with people in a red van. Both men have never been heard from since and the van has never been located.

Hammerle is paralyzed from the waist down and was confined to a wheelchair and had a colostomy bag at the time of his disappearance. Few details are available regarding the men's cases, but foul play is suspected. Their whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Riley County Police Department: (785) 537-2112
  Reference Case#: 81-5541

• CUE Center for Missing Persons: (910) 343-1131; 24-hour Tip Line: (910) 232-1687

NamUs Case Number: MP19996
NCIC Case Number: M074524739

4749DMKS - Stevie Scott Hammerle
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Stephen Scott Hammerle – The Charley Project
Stephen Hammerle – CUE – Community United Effort

 

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Stephen Scott Hammerle – The Charley Project

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Hammerle, circa 1981; Two of Hammerle's tattoos

• Missing Since 08/22/1981
• Missing From Manhattan, Kansas
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/18/1955 (67)
• Age 26 years old
• Height and Weight 5'10, 145 - 170 pounds
• Medical Conditions Hammerle was paralyzed from the waist down at the time of his disappearance; he used a wheelchair and a colostomy bag. He also suffers from cluster headaches and had all his upper teeth extracted as a result.
• Associated Vehicle Red van
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Hammerle's nickname is Stevie. He may spell his first name "Steven" or use the last name Faircloth. He had long hair and a beard and mustache at the time of his disappearance. Hammerle has a scar near his left eye. He has the following homemade tattoos: the words "LOVE LISA" across his fingers, the word "Love" and a small eagle on his upper right arm, a cat or leopard on his left arm, a man on his right forearm, the name "Leo" on his upper left arm, the words "Born to Run" on one arm, the name "Joey" on one arm, and a devil driving on his left forearm. Photos of some of the tattoos are posted with this case summary. Hammerle has had all his upper teeth extracted.

Details of Disappearance​

Hammerle was last seen in Manhattan, Kansas on August 22, 1981. He left a birthday party in the 1000 block of Poyntz Avenue in a red van with another man, Joseph Grasher, and two other individuals. Hammerle and Grasher have never been heard from again and their van has not been located.


Few details are available in the men's cases, but foul play is suspected.

Investigating Agency​

• Riley County Police Department 785-537-2112

Source Information​

• NamUs
• KSAL
• Riley County Police Department
• Kansas Missing & Unsolved
• Defrosting Cold Cases
• Facebook Page for Stephen Hammerle

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated April 29, 2021; picture added, distinguishing characteristics updated.

 

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[renaebri]

Joe's thread: KS - KS - Joseph M Grasher, 21, Manhattan (Riley Co.) 22 August 1981

The Unfound Podcast did an episode on their disappearance: