MN MN - Richard John ‘Dickie’ Huerkamp, 15, Mapleton, 2 Oct 1965

[Richard]

Did Dickie have sibings?
Are there any family members explicitly involved with and of the renewed activities?

Dickie has two younger sisters, both of whom have stated in interviews their remembrances and hopes for resolution.

 

[Pressureandheat]

The bicycle probably had a kickstand which would have allowed the bike to have been parked upright. The fact that it was laying down at the side of a road would indicate a hurried departure from the bike or a hasty dumping of it where found. No collision damage can be determined from the photo, but a flat tire or slipped chain wouldn't show. Even if there was some problem with the bike, Dickie probably would have walked it to a place where he could conceal it from the road, and then continued on by foot with the other items to his intended destination.

Could he have been headed to the Healy farm, or possibly to the farm where Jerry McGregor lived?

I wonder if the man and woman standing next to the fire engine are Dickie's parents.

I wonder if Ann (his sister) remembers if there was any damage or anything out of sorts with the bike, being her bike and all?

I’m not 100% certain due to the graininess of the photo, but I’m pretty sure that’s not Mutzie. (Nor Winifred) The guy in the kilt I believe is a local in town & was probably there with the search party.