His father found his apartment unlocked, with everything inside – phone, wallet, car keys, golf clubs – except for his gun. The TV was on, showing the Golf Channel. His car and motorcycle were in the garage. His bank accounts haven’t been touched since.

Strege was a quiet, divorced man with no children. He’d recently been arrested for drunk driving (his fourth offense) and worried about losing his job. Around the same time he disappeared, a prisoner escaped from Dodge. While unrelated, the timing is noteworthy. A past prison riot where Strege was held hostage and tortured may have impacted him, though its connection to his disappearance is unclear.

Police and his loved ones have many unanswered questions. Did he commit suicide? Was he murdered? Or did he simply leave, never to return? Some speculate he might be in Horicon Marsh, where he often hunted, but there’s no evidence to support any theory. His disappearance remains a mystery.