Jeffrey Hall was 32 years old when he disappeared from Schoodic Lake in Piscataquis County, Maine, on September 30, 1989. He was a White/Caucasian man with black hair and brown eyes, described as about 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing roughly 180 to 190 pounds. A distinctive identifying feature noted in his case file is that the fourth finger on his right hand had been partly severed in a childhood accident.
On the day he was last known to be seen, Jeffrey was reportedly wearing a Harley-Davidson T-shirt, black jeans, a zip-up sweatshirt, a flannel shirt, white socks, and gold wire-rim glasses. His case is listed in NamUs as MP54352, with the Maine Warden Service identified as the investigating agency.
Jeffrey was not alone that day. He had gone fishing with his friend, Glenn Patterson, whose own missing person case is connected to the same outing. The two men were on Schoodic Lake on what has been described in online case summaries as the final day of fishing season. They did not return that night, leaving those who cared about them facing the first frightening hours of uncertainty that would become decades of unanswered questions. The next day, their boat was found in the lake; Jeffrey’s case summary states that it was partially submerged, while later reporting described it as overturned. Other items were also reported found on the lake, but Jeffrey and Glenn were gone.
Search efforts followed, but the conditions on Schoodic Lake made recovery difficult. Reporting about lake searches in Maine later described wardens and divers returning to Schoodic Lake to look for the two fishermen, stating that divers had searched for several days after the disappearance. Cold weather then became a major obstacle, with the lake freezing before the men could be found. Officials quoted in that reporting explained that in deep, cold water, bodies may not always surface, and that the depth and water temperature of Maine lakes can keep remains from being recovered. For Jeffrey’s family and loved ones, that meant the tragedy was not only his disappearance, but the absence of final answers and the inability to bring him home.
The available public information does not describe evidence that Jeffrey left the area voluntarily, nor does it present a confirmed recovery. The known story remains centered on a fishing trip, a missing pair of friends, a boat discovered in the water, and a search challenged by the cold depths of Schoodic Lake. Maine authorities note that NamUs is used by the state’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner to help track and manage missing person case files, and Jeffrey’s case remains publicly listed through NamUs and other missing-person databases. In overview, Jeffrey Hall’s case is the story of a 32-year-old man who went out on Schoodic Lake with his friend Glenn Patterson on September 30, 1989, failed to return, and has remained the subject of a painful unresolved disappearance tied to a small boat, a cold Maine lake, and a family still deserving answers.Last Seen: Sep 30, 1989
