ME ME - Judd Miller, 21 & Michael Pearcy, 22, Tenants Harbor, 1 May 1975

[Mysteries1974]

1438DMME - Judd Miller

Name: Judd Miller
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 1, 1975
Location Last Seen: Tenants Harbor, Knox County, Connecticut

Physical Description
Date of Birth: May 1, 1975
Age: 21 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Blond
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Miller was last seen in Tenants Harbor, Maine on May 1, 1975. Miller, and his business partner, Michael Percy , were on their way back from Stockton Springs in a lobster boat Miller had just bought. Their parents suspect the boat overheated; Âits hatch cover was off when it was found the next day, anchored in the bayÂ, but what happened next is unclear. The skiff was found upside down the next day in Belfast. The men, however, were never found.

The water was 40 degrees that day, suggesting hypothermia as a cause of death. The weather was clear and calm; the bay was flat. The Coast Guard eventually issued a report saying the pair was lost at sea. Miller's family say their son was not the type of person who would even have considered leaving his family in such a way. The original police file was lost over the years.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Knox County Sheriff's Office
Agency Phone Number: 207-594-0429

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: N/A

Information Source(s)
Bangor Daily News
Around Maine

Admin Notes
Added: Prior to 2013; Last Updated: 6/30/18
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1439DMME - Michael Percy

Name: Michael Percy
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 1, 1975
Location Last Seen: Tenants Harbor, Knox County, Maine

Physical Description
Date of Birth: May 1, 1975
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: May wear glasses

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Percy was last seen in Tenants Harbor, Maine on May 1, 1975. Percy, and his business partner, Judd Miller, were on their way back from Stockton Springs in a lobster boat Miller had just bought. Their parents suspect the boat overheated; Âits hatch cover was off when it was found the next day, anchored in the bayÂ, but what happened next is unclear. The skiff was found upside down the next day in Belfast. The men, however, were never found.

The water was 40 degrees that day, suggesting hypothermia as a cause of death. The weather was clear and calm; the bay was flat. The Coast Guard eventually issued a report saying the pair was lost at sea. Percy's family holds no hope that Percy could still be alive somewhere. No one has claimed to have seen him since the accident, and they believe the area fishermen who say the two men's bodies likely sank into one of the deep holes on the floor of the bay. The original police file was lost over the years.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Knox County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 207-594-0429
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: Unknown

Information Source(s)
Bangor Daily News
Around Maine

Admin Notes
Added: Prior to 2013; Last Updated: 7/1/18

 

[glamourkitty1922]

Tenants Harbor ME.

 

[Catmommy]

The sea has no conscience.

 

[Mysteries1974]

This case has me confused

 

[Catmommy]

In what way is it confusing? Looks like the sea took them, which one set of parents accepts and the other doesn't. They were in a lobster boat and then they weren't. Happens.

 

[Mysteries1974]

In what way is it confusing? Looks like the sea took them, which one set of parents accepts and the other doesn't. They were in a lobster boat and then they weren't. Happens.

It says the bay was calm. Although a fisherman stated that there are deep holes at the bottom where their bodies could sink and never be found

 

[Catmommy]

There were indications of the boat overheating from the open hatch. Perhaps smoky? The fellows may have panicked and gone into the water if they perceived the possibility of a fire. Hypothermia would have set in quickly. Anything is possible and my scenario may not be the correct one but it doesn't appear a crime was committed, just a terrible accident.

 

[Mysteries1974]

There were indications of the boat overheating from the open hatch. Perhaps smoky? The fellows may have panicked and gone into the water if they perceived the possibility of a fire. Hypothermia would have set in quickly. Anything is possible and my scenario may not be the correct one but it doesn't appear a crime was committed, just a terrible accident.

Yeah, I don’t suspect foul play hat anything to
Do with this.

 

[carbuff]

Judd Miller's Charley page. John Van Vliet Miller – The Charley Project

Michael Pearcy's Charley page: Michael Wayne Pearcy – The Charley Project

They aren't in Namus.

 

[Catmommy]

The boat they were last seen on was found abandoned. A skiff from the boat was found upside down. The fellows have never been seen again. In my opinion, the equation points to only one solution, the saddest one.

 

[carbuff]

The boat they were last seen on was found abandoned. A skiff from the boat was found upside down. The fellows have never been seen again. In my opinion, the equation points to only one solution, the saddest one.

Yeah, I think they're in the databases so in case their remains ever wash ashore, they can be identified.

 

[Rigor_Mortis_Tortis]

Judd Miller: NamUs (MP42084) - Doe Network (1438DMME)

Michael Percy: NamUs (MP42086) - Doe Network (1439DMME)

 

[Romulus]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP42086
Michael Wayne Percy, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: May 1, 1975
Missing From: Tenants Harbor, Maine
Missing Age: 22 Years

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Circumstances of Disappearance: Michael Percy and Judd Miller (MP # 42084) were on their way back from Stockton Springs in a lobster boat Miller had just bought. The boat was found anchored off Turtle Head, Isle Au Haut Island. Michael could not swim.

 

[spartanx]

I have the impression that they escaped in another boat that they were hiding from something or someone or had something to hide (I say this with great respect) in any case they were young boys..
rest in peace friends

 

[DS2021]

I just submitted them both as potential matches to This UID. I'm hoping that they have DNA on file for the UID.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

John Van Vliet Miller – The Charley Project

Michael Wayne Pearcy – The Charley Project

 

[DS2021]

0 Unidentified Person Exclusions