Vanished at the Water’s EdgeThe Enduring Silence Around Richard Floyd Atkins

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The Enduring Silence Around Richard Floyd Atkins

The Name That Stays on the Lists

Richard Floyd Atkins is a missing person who was last seen in the Clear Lake area of Lake County, California, on August 11, 1980. More than four decades later, his case remains open in public missing-person databases, which is one of the clearest signs that—despite the passage of time—he has not been located and the questions surrounding his disappearance have never been fully resolved in the public record.

Clear Lake, Clearlake, Lake County—Why the Place Name Matters

Different listings describe the location slightly differently, sometimes as “Clear Lake” and sometimes as “Clearlake,” both tied to Lake County, California. That may sound like a small detail, but it can shape how people search, what agencies get contacted, and which community members recognize the place reference. In the entries available online, the consistent core detail is the same: Atkins was last seen in Lake County in the Clear Lake/Clearlake area on August 11, 1980....Read More

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