MA MA- Michael Mosher, 26, Barnstable, December 1980.

[cheemsg]

Strange new addition added on January 19th.
Michael Mosher, white, 26 years old, 5'10 to 6'1 and 170-185 pounds. Brown hair and hazel eyes.
Last seen with an acquaintance who owed him $30k.
No photo

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[jgfitzge]

Cannot find any additional information on Michael Mosher. $30,000 is a lot of money today but even more so in 1980. Not being judgmental but maybe the debt was due to gambling, drugs, or some sort of illegal activity.

 

[cheemsg]

Any chance he is
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[jgfitzge]

Still no additional information on this missing person. I wonder if there is a police report or anything like that? Why indicated before the only thing that comes out to me is the $30,000 for 1980 that is a heck of a lot of money.

 

[jgfitzge]

Just a bump on this one. Does anyone know this guy?

 

[The4TierBridge]

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I have no idea about the details of this specific case but the part about an older case only being entered into NamUs recently is very common and entirely normal (it’s only been around since 2007 and entering cases into it is not mandatory in all US states). It’s also very normal for there to not be a lot of information about a missing person case outside of NamUs.

For what it’s worth, it says that Michael Mosher was reported missing on December 26, 1980, under contacts.

To further demonstrate that this isn’t abnormal, here is a list of all the people missing since before 2010 who have been entered into NamUs since September 2025. Some were only reported missing recently while others were previously known missing persons. Of the 14 recent entries, only 6 have photographs entered into the system.

• Pepper Reed was last known to be alive in Anaheim CA or Houston TX on June 15 1976 or December 18 1975 with a report date of September 11 2025: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• James Homer Wright was last known to be alive in Redding CA on August 23 1988 with no report date but an agency case number indicating he was likely reported missing in 2025: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Patrick Kenneth Knudson was last known to be alive in Redding CA on July 4 1992 with a report date of July 4 1992: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Dale Grogan Jr. was last known to be alive in Washington PA on November 29 1992 with a report date of April 19 1993 (his mother is also a missing person who was last seen at the same place/time who has been in NamUs since 2017, but her profile was only made viewable to the public in September 2025): The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Stephon Antonio Grogan was last known to be alive in Washington PA on November 29 1992 with a report date of April 19 1993 (his mother is also a missing person who was last seen at the same place/time who has been in NamUs since 2017, but her profile was only made viewable to the public in September 2025): The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Willie James Brice was last known to be alive in Greensboro NC on March 25 1997 with a report date of May 14 1997: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Joseph Anthony Hale was last known to be alive in Redding CA on March 20 1998 with a report date of March 20 1990: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Dewayne Allen Sanders was last known to be alive in Redding CA on August 13 2002 with a report date of March 6 2003: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Arturo Patino was last known to be alive in Whitewater CA on May 9 2003 with a report date of May 9 2003: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Thomas Lee Sandrus was last known to be alive in Orlando FL on September 4 2004 with a report date of February 27 2025: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Christine Linda Longino was last known to be alive in Sandy Springs GA on October 14 2005 with a report date of February 11 2006: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Alfredo M. Perez-Delatorre was last known to be alive in Wichita KS on May 18 2007 with no report date but an agency case number indicating he was likely reported missing in 2007: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Omar Devia Galvis was last known to be alive in DeFuniak Springs FL on September 13 2009 with a report date of September 11 2025: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• Robert Lee Engram was last known to be alive in Marietta GA on June 26 2010 with a report date of June 26 2010: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

You'll notice some patterns in these entries, mainly that a lot of the entries are out of Redding, California. This is because cases are often added from specific jurisdictions in batches.

Also adding that plenty of cases are handled by agencies which are not the one for the place where the person was last seen. The person's hometown may be the investigating agency, and a lot of cases with missing enrolled Native Americans are handled by their relevant tribal authority no matter where they lived or where they disappeared from. Those are just two of many examples.

 

[HopeRains]

Found while poking around:

Excerpts from larger article on the person he was last seen with being wanted for "conspiring with Michael Mosher to violate the controlled substance law". Information specific to Mr. Mosher in the article is provided below:

• He recently received 56K in an insurance settlement
• He fronted 25K in Nov 1980 to the person in Boston, MA, (LE apparently has evidence this took place) to be repaid 30K a week later, with $ being used to purchase drugs in Florida
• They met the week later and were last seen in Barnstable
• 2 weeks later, Mr. Mosher's car was found in Waterbury, CT with 3K miles on it and had been involved in an accident
• No evidence relating to Mr. Mosher's disappearance was found in the vehicle
• LE believed Mosher or someone else drove the car to FL and dumped it in CT
• LE doesn't believe Mosher (a 1972 Canton High School graduate) had previously been involved in any kind of drug-trafficking
• There were no transactions on his accounts/checks cashed (25 he apparently had on him) since disappearance
• LE stated in article they believe he met with foul play & he could be anywhere between "Cape Cod and Florida"

 

[The4TierBridge]

Found while poking around:
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Excerpts from larger article on the person he was last seen with being wanted for "conspiring with Michael Mosher to violate the controlled substance law". Information specific to Mr. Mosher in the article is provided below:

• He recently received 56K in an insurance settlement
• He fronted 25K in Nov 1980 to the person in Boston, MA, (LE apparently has evidence this took place) to be repaid 30K a week later, with $ being used to purchase drugs in Florida
• They met the week later and were last seen in Barnstable
• 2 weeks later, Mr. Mosher's car was found in Waterbury, CT with 3K miles on it and had been involved in an accident
• No evidence relating to Mr. Mosher's disappearance was found in the vehicle
• LE believed Mosher or someone else drove the car to FL and dumped it in CT
• LE doesn't believe Mosher (a 1972 Canton High School graduate) had previously been involved in any kind of drug-trafficking
• There were no transactions on his accounts/checks cashed (25 he apparently had on him) since disappearance
• LE stated in article they believe he met with foul play & he could be anywhere between "Cape Cod and Florida"

Do you have the link for this from newspapers.com?
This is good to have though. It provides context to why Canton PD are investigating (he was from there).

 

[HopeRains]

Do you have the link for this from newspapers.com?
This is good to have though. It provides context to why Canton PD are investigating (he was from there).

No - came across it while searching - there was a "paper" copy snapshot of the entire article which included more info on the "last seen with" individual, +.