Mouse over to enlarge. THe images on the right have been age-progressed to 41 and 48 years.
Mouse over to enlarge. THe images on the right have been age-progressed to 41 and 48 years.
Name: Edward Chester Nye
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: June 22, 1978
Location Last Seen: Prospect, Jackson County, Oregon
Date of Birth: July 12, 1963
Age: 14 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Yellow shirt, brown jeans, and tennis shoes
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Nye was last seen while camping with a church group in Jackson County, OR. On June 22, 1978, he departed from the group, which had about twenty members, to go fishing alone in the Sky Lakes area near the middle fork of the Rogue River in Prospect, OR.
Divers searched the streams and lakes, while volunteers searchers searched surrounding areas, but their endevaors were unsuccessful as there were no signs of Nye. Following an extensive week-long search, authorities called the search off. He has not been seen nor heard from since.
Agency Name: Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (541) 774-6800
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 78-5188
NCIC Case Number: M-072572231
NamUs Case Number: 6458
NCMEC Case Number:756709
NamUs
NCMEC
The Criminal Journal
Jackson County Sheriff Cold Case Unit
Added: Prior to 2011 ; Last Updated: 4/29/23
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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