NH NH - Michael Miller, 22, Franconia, 23 Oct 1983

[Romulus]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP87582
Michael Miller, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: October 23, 1983
Missing From: Franconia, New Hampshire
Missing Age: 22 Years

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description
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Body Hair Description
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Facial Hair Description
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Left Eye Color: Brown
Right Eye Color: Brown


Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
silver and black wristwatch

Clothing
Black leather jacket, tan sweater, blue Levi jeans

Footwear
tan hiking boots

Circumstances of Disappearance: Last seen hiking Mt. Lafayette.

 

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Oct 23, 2023

22-year-old man last seen hiking in White Mountains still missing 40 years later

It's been 40 years since a 22-year-old man went missing, and what happened to him remains a mystery.

www.wmur.com

<<Investigators said Michael Miller, 22, was last seen hiking Mount Lafayette. He was reported missing on Oct. 23, 1983.

Miller separated from his friends at about 4:30 p.m. that day after he hiked ahead of them on the Old Bridle Path Trail, saying, "Meet me at the top of the mountain," according to The Doe Network.

His brother Tony said Michael Miller grew up in South Boston, then moved to Weymouth, Massachusetts, around 1975. He said at the time of his disappearance, he was a junior at MIT and lived on campus.

Michael Miller was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, tan sweater, blue jeans, hiking boots and a silver and black wristwatch, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. His brother said he had a 35mm camera with him.>>

 

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5677DMNH - Michael Miller

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Michael was last seen October 23, 1983, hiking on Mt. Lafayette, a 5249-foot mountain, with friends. Wearing jeans and a leather jacket, Michael became separated from his friends at about 4:30 p.m. after he hiked ahead of them on the Old Bridle Path Trail with the words, "Meet me at the top of the mountain." His friends waited for him at the trailhead but eventually left.

There was an unconfirmed sighting of Michael near Greenleaf Hut, an Appalachian Mountain Club cabin boarded up for the winter. The hut, about a mile from the summit, was much higher than searchers originally thought Michael may have climbed.

Searches by helicopters, Fish and Game officers, scent dogs, and climbers from the Mountain Rescue Service, were called off after a week because of below freezing temperatures and hurricane-force winds. No trace of Michael has ever been found.

Nov 3, 2022

Lost and Found in the White Mountains

New Hampshire may be a small state, but there are places here where people get lost. Sometimes, they are never found.

greatnorthernink.wordpress.com

<<Michael Miller was 23 in 1983, up with friends from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an October weekend. On that particular Sunday, according to newspaper accounts, he shouted “See you at the summit” to a group of friends and departed up the Old Bridle Path on Mount Lafayette.

It was 3 p.m. on that day, far too late to consider summitting the 5,260-foot mountain. He wore jeans, boots and a leather jacket over a sweater.

A search that lasted nearly a week followed, in weather conditions that deteriorated, as they do rapidly in the approach to winter. On the last day, winds howled at hurricane force.>>

 

[Romulus]

5677DMNH - Michael Miller​

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Name: Michael Miller
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 23, 1983
Location Last Seen: Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: May 27, 1961
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 100 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Black leather jacket, tan sweater, Levi's jeans, tan hiking boots
Jewelry: Silver and black wristwatch
Additional Personal Items: 35mm camera

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Michael was last seen October 23, 1983, hiking on Mt. Lafayette, a 5249-foot mountain, with friends. Michael became separated from his friends at about 4:30 p.m. after he hiked ahead of them on the Old Bridle Path Trail. His friends waited for him at the trailhead but eventually left. There was an unconfirmed sighting of Michael near Greenleaf Hut, an Appalachian Mountain Club cabin boarded up for the winter. The hut, about a mile from the summit, was much higher than searchers originally thought Michael may have climbed. Searches by helicopters, Fish and Game Officers, scent dogs, and climbers from the Mountain Rescue Service, were called off after a week because of below freezing temperatures and hurricane-force winds. No trace of Michael has ever been found.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: New Hampshire State Police-Troop F
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 603-628-8477
Agency E-mail: [email protected]
Agency Case Number: F-83-423
NamUs Case Number: MP87582

Information Source(s)​

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5677DMNH
NamUS
The Boston Globe Oct. 26-30, 1983
WMUR News9, October 23, 2023