Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 12/04/2001
- Missing From:
- Missing From Riley County, Kansas
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Age:
- Age 18 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’0, 150 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On December 4, 2001, three experienced sailors and Eagle Scouts – Chapman, Shipley, and Bennett – went sailing on Tuttle Creek Lake in Kansas. They left their shoes on the dock and never came back.
Two days later, their small yellow sailboat was found empty and damaged on the lake. Bennett’s body was found nearby, but Chapman and Shipley were never found despite a big search. The weather was unusually warm, but the winds were very strong, making sailing dangerous. Police think something went wrong on the water.
- Agency:
- Riley County Police Department
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 12/04/2001