MI MI - Charles Raymond Gauthier, 86, Richmond Township, 27 March 2001

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Charles Raymond Gauthier



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: March 27, 2001
Location Last Seen: Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan

Description:​

• Date of Birth: circa 1915
• Age: 86
• Race: Indigenous/Native American/Alaska Native
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5'4" (64 inches)
• Weight: 130 pounds
• Hair Color: Gray
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Smokey
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on abdomen. Scar across nose above nostrils.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Possibly a blue sweater or flannel shirt, light brown dress pants or blue slacks, reddish-brown dress shoes, and a sterling silver ring that said "DAD" in raised lettering on left hand.
• Identifiers: Unknown
• Other: Medical - Suffers from dementia and requires medication.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Gauthier went missing from Richmond Township, Michigan on March 27, 2001. He was a resident at the Richmond Residential Care Facility and wandered away sometime between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m. and never returned. He was suffering from dementia at the time and did not have his medication.

Gauthier was last seen walking along M-35 near the Empire Iron Mine after he left the residential facility. Authorities believe he may have been picked up by a passing motorist as shoe prints were discovered in the snow by the road and ended next to a set of fresh tire tracks. Despite extensive searches conducted with the aid of K-9 units, the coast guard, ATV vehicles, and aerial assistance, Gauthier has never been located.

Investigators:

• Michigan State Police - Negaunee Post: (906) 475-9922
  Reference Case#: 81-833-01

• Crime Stoppers: 1-800-SPEAKUP (1-800-773-2587); www.TipSubmit.com

NamUs Case Number: MP21899
NCIC Case Number: N/A

Charles Gauthier's Missing-Person Web site
Charles Raymond Gauthier – The Charley Project
Missing Person / NamUs #MP21899

 

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Charles Raymond Gauthier – The Charley Project

• Medical Conditions Gauthier suffers from dementia and needs medication which he does not have with him.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Native American male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Gauthier's nickname is Smokey. He has a scar on his nose above his nostrils, and a scar on his abdomen.

Charles Gauthier, Missing from Michigan since 2001.

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DOB: Unknown, circa 1915

Description: Charles was 5'4 and 130 pounds at the time of his disappearance. He has grey hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his abdomen and across his nose above his nostrils. He was last seen wearing light brown dress pants, flannel shirt, reddish-brown dress shoes, and silver "Dad" ring. He goes by the nickname "Smokey."

Tribal Information: Unknown

 

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