OR OR - Isaac Roberts, 40, Wallowa County, 28 July 2012

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Search for missing man continues

A 40-year-old man from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who rode by motorcycle to Wallowa County for the Chief Joseph Days weekend, has not been seen since Saturday, July 28.

The last two confirmed sightings of Isaac Roberts, according to Wallowa County Undersheriff Steve Rogers, were of Roberts walking along Highway 3 between mile-posts 22 and 20, and about five miles north of Snow Hollow Hill. Those sightings were at noon and 4:30 p.m., July 28.

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The man Undersheriff Rogers wished not to name told the county sheriff Roberts refused to accompany him back to Enterprise. Rogers said Isaac Roberts asked the man to take care of his motorcycle and belongings, and he was going to continue on to Coeur d’Alene.

More: http://wallowa.com/free/search-for-...cle_56eb8bd8-e180-11e1-a946-001a4bcf887a.html

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

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[summer_breeze]

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2012/08/idaho_man_disappears_during_ch.html

Published: Friday, August 24, 2012, 5:30 PM
Updated: Friday, August 24, 2012, 5:37 PM
By Richard Cockle, The Oregonian

JOSEPH -- A Wallowa County native's disappearance during the Chief Joseph Days celebration here last month has left his friends and family anguished and authorities mystified.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing man from CDA now investigated as homicide case

Authorities are asking for leads in a missing persons case involving a Coeur d’Alene man that is now being investigated as a homicide.

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After arriving in the area, he is believed to have met at least two Union County residents who are persons of interest in the investigation.

Authorities believe Roberts may have traveled to Lewiston, Idaho with one of the persons of interest. Investigators believe he went missing during this return trip to Oregon under suspicious circumstances.

More: http://www.krem.com/news/local/Missing-Coeur-dAlene-167913055.html

 

[summer_breeze]

http://lmtribune.com/article_8ddb9b2e-f391-11e1-85da-001a4bcf6878.html

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:30 am

Local police have determined that a man spotted in Lewiston Wednesday is not a missing Coeur d’Alene man authorities in Oregon have labeled as a possible homicide victim.

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Missing-person-case-becomes-homicide-investigation

Written by Bill Rautenstrauch, The Observer September 04, 2012 12:44 pm

A Wallowa County missing person case has evolved into a homicide investigation, and two people from Union County are persons of interest, according to a press release from the Oregon State Police.

 

[summer_breeze]

http://wallowa.com/free/roberts-watch-reaches-days/article_ff3f32d6-fd22-11e1-bac0-001a4bcf887a.html

Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 2:44 pm

Short article at link

 

[CatFancier]

NAMUS profile...

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/show/17210

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_b845b9f5-425b-516c-a278-789640102a4f.html

Posted: Friday, July 26, 2013 12:00 am |
Updated: 12:11 am, Fri Jul 26, 2013.
By DAVID COLE/Staff writer |

This weekend it will be one year since Coeur d'Alene resident Isaac L. Roberts went missing in Oregon.

Meanwhile, law enforcement authorities in northeastern Oregon have not given up the search for Roberts, 40.

 

[mikkismom]

Officers work year-old disappearance case during annual northeast Oregon rodeo

http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/e12ee89cdd224bd98e0eb0d2f9f63fc8/OR--Missing-Motorcyclist/

 

[Rayemonde]

2013 article:

Oregon State Police are treating the case of Isaac Lee Roberts , 41, as a homicide, although his body has not been found and no one has been arrested since Roberts went missing during last year's blowout.

State police Detective Greg Retherford of La Grande, citing a timeline compiled from interviews, said investigators believe Roberts died within 24 hours of his arrival at the festivities July 27, 2012.

Retherford said the odds are good Roberts' body is somewhere in the vast and rugged backcountry where Oregon, Idaho and Washington come together. "It's a massive area out there, and it's rough country," Retherford said...

Roberts was last seen around 1:45 a.m. July 28 leaving the Joseph tavern with two men and two women, the Wallowa County Sheriff's Office reported.

According to Retherford, Roberts and another man later drove to Lewiston, Idaho, to buy methamphetamine.

Shiloh Roberts said his brother had intermittent difficulties with drugs for much of his life.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.oreg...allowa_count.amp?client=ms-android-sonymobile

 

[Rayemonde]

2015:

As many of you are aware, a man by the name of Isaac Roberts went missing from Wallowa County three years ago during Chief Joseph Days, somewhere along Highway 3 between Enterprise and Asotin, Washington. The only physical evidence recovered was a handkerchief or ‘do rag’ from his head. This case has been under investigation as a criminal case and follow-up leads continue to come in. It has become an interesting cold case that Sheriff Rogers strives to solve so that he may give some sort of closure to the family. The search has never stopped.

http://oregonsheriffs.org/news/featured-sheriff/

 

[lindamichelle1]

Updated Links

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Pennysmom1]

July 23, 2013

Disappearance in Wallowa County: Police presume Isaac Lee Roberts a homicide victim

The mysterious disappearance of a Wallowa County native almost a year ago is back in the spotlight as the annual Chief Joseph Days event gets underway here this week.

www.oregonlive.com

<<Investigators found a witness who saw Roberts and his traveling companion in Lewiston, the last known sighting of the missing man.

"They appeared to be in good spirits and getting along," said Retherford.


Police are weighing the possibility that Roberts didn't leave Lewiston alive. Or he may have been killed en route back to Enterprise and his body disposed of along the way, said Retherford.


"Money could possibly be a motive" in the disappearance, said Retherford. "Drugs are involved for sure. That's a probable motive... I don't think it was a personal beef.">>


July 26, 2013

Cd'A man still missing

This weekend it will be one year since Coeur d'Alene resident Isaac L. Roberts went missing in Oregon.

cdapress.com

 

[Pennysmom1]

5963DMOR - Isaac Lee Roberts

Name: Isaac Lee Roberts
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 29, 2012
Location Last Seen: Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: June 4, 1972
Age: 40 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1"-6'3"
Weight: 210-215 lbs.
Hair Color: Sandy, short
Eye Color: Green
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Tattoo on right arm (see photo); suffers from asbestos damage to lungs; long goatee, no moustache

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Black leather Harley Davidson vest; gray t-shirt with the words "Lone Wolf Harley" on the front left upper chest and back; blue jeans; black boots
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Oakley sunglasses; black "skull cap"/"do-rag" with a "Harley Davidson" logo on the front

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Isaac Lee Roberts rode his motorcycle from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he resided, to Wallowa County, Oregon for Chief Joseph Days weekend in Joseph, Oregon, his hometown.

Isaac was last seen at about 1:45 a.m. on July 28, 2012, leaving a tavern in Joseph with two men and two women.

According to law enforcement, an unnamed man says he and Isaac decided to drive to Lewiston, Idaho, on July 28. On the way back to Joseph, the man's vehicle ran out of gas. The man hitchhiked 19 miles to Enterprise to get gasoline while Isaac decided to wait with the car. According to the man, when he returned to the vehicle with the gas, Isaac told him he was going to hitchhike to Coeur d' Alene, asked the man to take care of his motorcycle and belongings, and was last seen walking along Highway 3 between mileposts 22 and 20, about 5 miles north of Snow Hollow Hill.

However, according to Isaac's family, Isaac called his wife the evening of July 27, and told her he would be back in Coeur d'Alene in time to drive one of his sisters to the airport the following day. Isaac's phone has remained silent since that phone call. Isaac's family has further said that because he suffers from lung problems and can't walk more than a mile without sitting down, he would not have refused a ride back to Enterprise and would not have decided to abandon his $25,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and walk off.

Isaac, a construction worker who was between jobs at the time of his disappearance, was carrying several thousand dollars from the sale of a pickup with him at the time.

Foul play is suspected.