WI WI - Andrew Robert Bliss, 23, Draper, 20 June 2003

[TheArtfulDetective]

Andrew Robert Bliss​

Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: June 20, 2003
Location Last Seen: Draper, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Description:

• Date of Birth: December 26, 1979
• Age: 23 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6' 3" (75 inches)
• Weight: 180 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses. Pierced left ear.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Eyeglasses with dark-colored wire frames.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Bliss went missing near Draper, Wisconsin on June 20, 2003. He was last seen at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Federal Forest Road 162 just north of State Highway 70. He has never been heard from again.

His silver 2001 Chevrolet Impala with New York plates was located later that day, abandoned in the Chequamegon National Forest near where he was last seen. It was out of gas with the doors open, and the keys were in the ignition. He was nowhere to be found.

On June 23rd, an endangered missing persons report was filed with the New York State Police stating that Bliss had been depressed over a recent break-up and had recently quit his job.

Despite extensive ground and air searches conducted, Bliss was never located. Few details are available regarding his disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Sawyer County Sheriff's Department: (715) 634-4858; (715) 634-5213; Toll Free (877) 699-4112
  Reference Case#: N/A

• New York State Police - Troop D Pulaski Station: (315) 668-2496
  Reference Case#: 229948

• CrimeStoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

NamUs Case Number: MP293
NCIC Case Number: N/A

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Andrew Robert Bliss – The Charley Project
Andrew Bliss' Missing-Person Website

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Excellent comprehensive collection of coverage on his disappearance: Andrew Bliss' Missing-Person Website

 

[Atombudd]

Andrew Robert Bliss​

Updated: Jan 11








On Friday June 20th, 2003 a car was reported as a suspicious vehicle off of Federal Forest Road 162, which is 1.9 miles north of State Highway 70 in the Town of Draper, Wisconsin.



A sheriff's deputy arrived on the scene to find a gray 2001 Chevrolet Impala with New York plates with its doors open, the keys in the ignition and an empty gas tank. The car was registered to Andrew Bliss of Pulaski, New York and upon searching the vehicle and nearby cabins nothing out of place was found.



The following Monday, the sheriff's department was made aware that an endangered missing persons report had been filed in the state of New York for Andrew Bliss. The report stated that Bliss had recently quit his job and that he was depressed over a recent break-up.





In the following days multiple search and rescue teams conducted ground and aerial searches in the area, but nothing was revealed.



In 2015 the Sawyer County Emergency Management Director, Pat Sanchez asked hunters near Draper to be on the lookout for anything unusual that may be connected to the disappearance of Andrew Bliss.



“We want to bring closure for his family,” Sanchez told Sawyer County Gazette, “We believe somebody may have seen something or stumbled across something - clothing, glasses, bone fragments, something. Anything found in that area could be relevant to this case…”



At the time of his disappearance Andrew Bliss is described as a 23 year old Caucasian Male, 6’3 and 180 pounds with Brown Hair and Brown Eyes. Bliss has a pierced left ear and wears dark wire-framed glasses.

Any Leads or Information should be directed to:

Sawyer County Sheriff's Department 715-634-4858

Andrew Robert Bliss

 

[PommyMommy]

Andrew Robert Bliss – The Charley Project

Andrew Robert Bliss​

Bliss, circa 2003

• Missing Since 06/20/2003
• Missing From Draper, Wisconsin
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 12/26/1979 (43)
• Age 23 years old
• Height and Weight 6'3, 180 pounds
• Associated Vehicle(s) Silver 2001 Chevrolet Impala (accounted for)
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Bliss has a pierced left ear. He wears eyeglasses with dark-colored wire frames.

Details of Disappearance​

Bliss was last seen at approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 20, 2003, hiking or walking on Federal Forest Road 162 just north of State Highway 70, near Draper, Wisconsin. He has never been heard from again.

His silver 2001 Chevrolet Impala was later located at the location he was last seen. The vehicle had been left out of gas and the keys were in the ignition. There was no sign of Bliss at the scene. His case remains unsolved.

Last updated June 30, 2023; picture added, details of disappearance updated.

 

[Aurora90]

Can anyone verify if he had thousands of dollars on him when he went missing?

 

[mothwings]

Can anyone verify if he had thousands of dollars on him when he went missing?

Interesting. If that was the case, it seems he likely vanished willfully and may still be alive. I wonder what made him want to come out to Wisconsin to do it though?

Either way, breakups are rough. Bump for him.