Missing Rodney John Olsen Olsen, approximately 1986 Date reported missing : 10/18/1986 Missing location (approx) : Mason City, Iowa Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 10/01/1954 (66) Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old Height / Weight : 6'0, 210 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A brown shirt and blue jeans. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Olsen's hair was shoulder-length at the time of his disappearance. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Olsen was last seen in Mason City, Iowa on October 18, 1986. He had an 800-acre grain farm in a rural part of Mason City, where he lived with his girlfriend. He had recently moved there from Britt, Iowa, and his ex-wife and young son still lived there; Olsen would travel to Britt to visit with the child. He reportedly left his residence at 1:00 a.m. He said he would be home in about an hour, but he never returned. He has never been heard from again. Months after his disappearance, Olsen's black 1978 Pontiac Sunbird was found abandoned in the Greenfield Estates trailer park in Forest City, Iowa. There was no indication of Olsen's whereabouts at the scene, and no evidence of foul play. His case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office 641-421-3000 September 2021 updates and sources Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse The Globe Gazette Iowa Cold Cases A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. October 12, 2004. July 20, 2020; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |