WA WA - William David Shannon, 47, Skykomish, 4 Sept 1995

[TheArtfulDetective]

William David Shannon



Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Lost/Injured Missing
Missing Since: September 4, 1995
Location Last Seen: Skykomish, King County, Washington

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1948
• Age: 47
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6' 4" (76 inches)
• Weight: 180 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses.
• Clothing & Personal Items: T-shirt. Long pants. A baseball or golf type cap. Light colored wire-frame glasses. Blue Jansport backpack.
• Identifiers: Unknown
• Other: Medical - Has unspecified mental and medical issues and requires medication.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Shannon left his residence in Salem, Oregon to go on a camping and hiking trip on September 4, 1995. He never returned and has never been heard from again. He left behind his medications for unspecified mental and medical issues.

His 1991 blue Pontiac was located near a trailhead to Angeline Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area in King County, Washington. Despite extensive searches conducted, Shannon was never located. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• King County Sheriff's Office: (206) 296-4155
  Reference Case Number: 95-317203

NCIC Case Number: Not available
NamUs Case Number: MP14353

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

I'm guessing the West Fork Foss River and Lakes trailhead was where his car was found. I wish we knew how long the vehicle was sitting there after the date he was last seen.

 

[hapka77]

One possible match with an unidentified person - skeletal remains of a Caucasian male, est. 30-70 found Mt. Si, roughly 68 miles from Angeline Lake in Skykomish, his last known location. Shannon was described as having "Light colored wire frame glasses" and a pair remarkably similar were found with the skeleton on Mt. Si.
-https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/14353?nav (William David Shannon)
-https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14867/details?nav (Unidentified Person, Mt. Si.)