Gary Mathias

Missing
Case Description
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Gary Mathias, a 25-year-old man from Yuba County, California, went missing on February 24, 1978, under mysterious circumstances. That evening, Mathias and four friends—Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Ted Weiher, and Jackie Huett—drove to Chico, California, to attend a college basketball game. However, the five men never returned home, and their abandoned car was found days later on a remote mountain road in Plumas National Forest, about 70 miles away from their intended route.

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Last Seen: Feb 24, 1978
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    Victim Details

    Mar 31, 2018

    Jul 15, 2024

    Gary

    Mathias

    71

    25

    70 inches

    175 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Feb 24, 1978

    Oroville

    California

    Yuba County

    No

    32148

    Yuba County Sheriff's Department

    Marysville

    California

    Yuba County

    95901

    Lyndsey Deveraux

    Community Service Officer, Dispatch

    720 Yuba Street, California

    5307495116

    County

    Law Enforcement

    http://sheriff.co.yuba.ca.us/

    78-0534

    Yuba County Sheriff's Department

    Brown

    Hazel

    Hazel

    09/25/2024


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    Just a quick update: Gary Mathias has been missing since February 24, 1978. If anyone has any inform... ...Read More
    04/30/2024
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    09/03/2023
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