Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 06/06/1978
- Missing From:
- Missing From Bozeman, Montana
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 08/23/1953 (71)
- Age:
- Age 24 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’10, 155 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Quayle had collar-length hair and a beard at the time of his disappearance. His nickname is Clay and he may use the last name MacPhail.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Tim Quayle disappeared in Montana. He was last seen in Bozeman on June 6th, 1978. Because he liked to travel spontaneously, nobody reported him missing until September.
In October, his brown 1976 Volkswagen was found abandoned on a road near Norris, Montana. It looked like it had been there for a while—people had seen it as early as July. The car was locked, the parking brake was on, and there were no recent tire tracks. There were some dark stains (berry juice, not blood) and fast food wrappers inside, but no camping gear or valuables. The keys were found a short distance away.
Despite searching, no one has ever found Quayle. He was declared legally dead in 1989, and his mother managed his money. The mystery of what happened to him remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Bozeman Police Department 406-582-2000
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This person was missing Missing Since 06/06/1978