Name: Brian Jack Deese
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 29, 1996
Location Last Seen: Lake Tahoe, Placer County, California
Date of Birth: February 25, 1954
Age: 42 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Glasses, scar on right shoulder, previous surgery scar; Bipolar disorder
Dentals: Not available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Brian rented a boat on Lake Tahoe on 08/30/1996, at 1:15 P.M. The boat was found unoccupied at 7:56 P.M. US Coast Guard searched the area, nothing found.
Brian was from the Plano, Texas, area and visiting family at Lake Tahoe. The report indicates depression and previous suicide attempts.
Deputies could not find Brian after an extensive search of the water around the boat.
Agency Name: Placer County Sheriffs Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Kurt Leatherman
Agency Phone Number: 530-581-6331
Agency E-Mail: PCSOTipLine@placer.ca.gov
Agency Case Number: 96-08-30-1682
NamUs Case Number: 3910
NCIC Case Number: M-956767540
CA DOJ
NamUs
Contra Costa Times - Sep. 19, 1996
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 05/06/2024 - By: mc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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