MT MT - Valen Hotomanie, 23, Wolf Point, 15 Nov 1995

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Valen Roy Hotomanie



Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Suspected Homicide
Missing Since: November 15th, 1995
Location Last Seen: Wolf Point, Roosevelt County, Montana

Description:

• Date of Birth: May 29, 1972
• Age: 23 years old
• Race: Alaskan Native/Indigenous
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5 ft 11 in
• Weight: 145 lbs
• Hair Color: Black
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Grey t-shirt, a blue jacket with "HOTOMANIE" on the back, and blue jeans.
• Identifiers: Unknown
• Other: Tribal Information - He is enrolled with the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Hotomanie was last seen in Wolf Point, Montana on November 15th, 1995. A month later, two suspects confessed to having beaten him and and tossing him off a bridge into the Missouri River. Despite searches conducted of the Missouri River, Hotomanie was never located. The suspects were charged with aggravated assault but could not be charged for murder since Hotomanie's body was never recovered. He is believed to be deceased but remains missing.

Investigators:

• Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office: 406-653-6230

• Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse: 406-444-2800

Justice for Native People: Valen Hotomanie, Missing from Montana since 1995.
Missing Persons Database

 

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Valen Roy Hotomanie – The Charley Project

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Hotomanie, circa 1995

• Missing Since 11/15/1995
• Missing From Wolf Point, Montana
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Native American
• Date of Birth 05/29/1972 (52)
• Age 23 years old
• Height and Weight 5'11, 145 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray shirt, a blue jacket with his last name "HOTOMANIE" on the back, and blue jeans.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Native American male. Black hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance​

Hotomanie was last seen in Wolf Point, Montana on November 15, 1995. Two men allegedly beat him and tossed him off a bridge into the Missouri River south of town. The suspects confessed a month later and were charged with aggravated assault, but then released.

Authorities are investigating Hotomanie's case as a homicide, but they stated they don't have enough evidence to convict anyone of murder until they find the body. Several searches of the Missouri River have turned up no sign of his remains.

Hotomanie is one of five children. He left behind an infant son. According to his mother, he drank heavily but rarely got into fights with anyone. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office 406-653-6230

Source Information​

• NamUs
• The Great Falls Tribune
• Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated April 3, 2018; casefile added.