Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/30/1978
- Missing From:
- Missing From Montrose, Colorado
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 08/16/1927 (97)
- Age:
- Age 50 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’4 – 5’8, 165 – 180 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A green and white plaid cowboy shirt, blue jeans, a leather belt, cowboy boots and a heavy gold man’s diamond ring with large sets around it.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Gray’s nicknames are Ben and Benny. He wears dentures and black-framed prescription eyeglasses. The middle finger on his hand is crippled from an old injury and will not bend, and he has a scar on his knee. Gray is bowlegged and he has several healed broken bones.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Gray disappeared in Montrose, Colorado in May 1978. He owned part of the Chipeta Bar. The last person to see him was a friend who said he dropped Gray off at the bar around 4 am on May 31st. Gray never made it to his rooms.
Gray had a wife and kids and was in a lot of debt. He had done various business deals, which might have made him some enemies, but his family said he was usually friendly. His family later lost their ranch.
The only clue was his checkbook, found near the ranch at Blue Mesa. Police investigated, but his friend stopped talking to them. While there’s no proof he was murdered, it’s very strange for him to vanish without a trace.
- Agency:
- Montrose Police Department 970-252-5200
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This person was missing Missing Since 05/30/1978