Name: Dean Duane Bechtold
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: January 25, 1995
Location Last Seen: Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska
Date of Birth: November 26, 1973
Age: 21 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Receding hairline. Brittle bones. Tattoo of "Born Wild" on left forearm. "FTW" on arm (unknown if left or right). Unfinished Tattoo at time of disappearance of "MO" (would have been; MONICA; if completed after disappearance). Scar near right shoulder.
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available
Clothing: Blue Dallas Cowboys elbow length jersey type shirt with gray lettering, 501 Button fly Levi jeans (approx size 32-34 waist. Tube socks with stripes on top and Tennis shoes. Wallet.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Bechtold was last seen on January 25, 1995 in Norfolk, NE, prior to departing Ainsworth, NE to attend a wedding in Colorado.
He was picked up by two men in a 1979 Ford Pickup Truck. They headed west in the Pickup and Dean has not been heard from since. It's unknown if Dean arrived in Colorado or if he attended the wedding.
Agency Name: Nebraska State Patrol
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 402-370-3456
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: B2006-2491
NCIC Case Number: M-896057421
Nebraska State Patrol
NamUs
Added: 3-30-2007; Last Updated: 11-13-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
Return Home