John Frederick Fairbank
- Missing Since 08/15/2001
- Missing From Wilsonville, Oregon
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Sex Male
- Race White
- Date of Birth 01/14/1947 (75)
- Age 54 years old
- Height and Weight 5'8, 200 - 220 pounds
- Associated Vehicle(s) Chevrolet pickup truck (accounted for)
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying black hair, brown eyes. Fairbank wore his hair in a ponytail at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance
Fairbank was last seen in late August or early September 2001. He lived in the 24800 block of southwest Boones Ferry Road in Wilsonville, Oregon at the time. He has never been heard from again. Not long after his disappearance,Fairbank's roommate, Daniel Ingram, also known as Daniel Proper, began selling his belongings, including his Chevrolet pickup truck, a tractor and antiques. Ingram stated Fairbank was traveling in Cuba.
Although he does travel across the world, it's uncharacteristic of Fairbank to leave without warning. Ingram is considered a person of interest in his disappearance and was arrested on unrelated charges after he went missing.
Authorities stated a search of Fairbank and Ingram's residence revealed "signs of trauma." They believe he was a homicide victim and his remains are somewhere in the Portland, Oregon area.
Fairbank was unemployed at the time of his disappearance and made money selling antiques, some of which he inherited from his father. He has no family in the local area. His case remains unsolved.
Comments Mr. Fairbank's vehicle was impounded and processed several years ago and is not of investigative value at this time.
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Can You Help Solve This Cold Case? John Fairbank On February 27, 2002, a friend reported that John Frederick Fairbank, age 55, had been missing since the summer of 2001 under suspicious circumstances. Detectives investigated Mr. Fairbank’s life and associations, concluding that he died of homicidal means. Mr. Fairbank lived on a large piece of rural property at 24830 SW Boones Ferry Road, near I-5 and the North Wilsonville exit. He was a solitary man and had very little contact with his extended family that lived out of state. His homestead was heavily wooded and difficult to search. Detectives speculate that his body was likely buried somewhere in the dense thicket, but it was never recovered. The property has now been sold and the house and an outbuilding have been leveled. A roommate, Daniel Earl Ingram, who would now be 48 years old, became a person of interest as he gave inconsistent statements to detectives. He also began selling personal property owned by Mr. Fairbank after he disappeared. Mr. Ingram was also known as Daniel Prosper. The investigation took many turns, but it is unique to detectives in part because of the interesting resources that were used to search his property. Using forensic botanists to identify disturbed soil, metal detector club members, cadaver dogs, and a naturalist to study animal behavior and nesting activities that imply clandestine graves. Further, NecroSearch International used instruments commonly used in geophysics and geology to identify areas of disturbed soil. Because the property was disturbed by a nursery operation, useful data could only be collected from certain areas. To this day, over 1,000 man hours have been spent physically searching the property for the remains of John Fairbank. If anyone has information not already shared with detectives about the disappearance of John Fairbank, any of his relatives, or the sale of an older Ford tractor from the property in 2001 or 2002, please contact detectives at (503) 846-2500.
