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Roderick Hotham Missing Person Case

Last seen in Veazie, Maine on Sep 16, 1992

Victim Details

Created

Jan 21, 2017

Case Added

Jan 12, 2024

First Name

Roderick

Last Name

Hotham

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

70 inches

Weight

205 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Last Seen

Sep 16, 1992

City

Veazie

State

Maine

County

Penobscot County

Zip Code

04401

Agency ID

19294

Agency Name

Bangor Police Department

Agency City

Bangor

Agency State

Maine

Agency County

Penobscot County

Agency Zip Code

04401

Agency Address

240 Main Street, Maine

Agency Phone

2079477382

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

92-39703

Primary Agency

Bangor Police Department

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

Oct 2, 2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP36861) and 8 other sources

Roderick Neal Hotham was 38 years old when he disappeared from the Bangor-area community of Veazie, Maine, in September 1992. He was a Bangor resident and a certified public accountant, remembered in official listings as a White/Caucasian man with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and roughly 205 to 210 pounds at the time he went missing. NamUs lists his date of last contact as September 16, 1992, and the Bangor Police Department’s public missing-persons page states that he was last seen at the Stucco Lodge in Veazie that day. The details preserved in the case record are sparse, but they mark a clear and troubling break in the life of a man who had family, work, obligations, and a known place in the Bangor community.

According to the Bangor Police Department and NamUs, the concern for Roderick grew quickly after he failed to appear for a scheduled meeting. A missing-person report was made two days after he was last seen, indicating that his absence was not treated as ordinary or expected by those waiting for him. The official NamUs case information says he was last seen at the Stucco Lodge in Veazie on September 16, 1992, and the report followed after he did not show up where he was supposed to be. At the time, he was reportedly last seen wearing a dark blue sport jacket, a white shirt, a red tie, light blue pants, and brown shoes. The NamUs data also records a blue Dodge Caravan associated with the case, and a distinctive physical feature: a seven-inch scar on his buttocks.

Roderick’s disappearance became more complicated because of the legal and financial circumstances surrounding him. The Maine State Police missing-person listing states that he was a certified public accountant and that he was indicted on federal charges in November 1992, after he had already vanished. A Bangor Daily News report republished by WGME described him as a Bangor accountant who disappeared on September 16, 1992, while facing federal fraud-related charges involving millions of dollars. That reporting also said he vanished on the same day he was expected to share information with the Maine attorney general that he claimed implicated others in serious crimes. These details have contributed to the enduring uncertainty surrounding the case, but they do not answer the central question of what happened to him after he was last seen in Veazie.

Years after Roderick disappeared, the case continued to be discussed as unresolved and mysterious. A Portland Press Herald archive summary from April 1993 described his fate and whereabouts as still unknown and noted that he had become a central figure in investigations, allegations, and theories involving organized crime, money laundering, the Department of Justice, and the Central Intelligence Agency. Later coverage also reflected the painful uncertainty carried by his family; the WGME/Bangor Daily News report stated that his brother believed Roderick was dead and that Maine State Police searched for his body west of Dover-Foxcroft in 2005. Those reported searches and beliefs, however, have not replaced an official public finding in the sources reviewed, and the available official case information continues to present Roderick as a missing person.

The agencies connected to the case have continued to provide public contact points for information. NamUs identifies the Bangor Police Department as the investigating agency for case MP36861, while the Maine State Police page asks anyone with information to contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - North in Bangor. The Bangor Police Department’s public listing preserves the basic facts: Roderick Hotham was a Bangor resident, he was last seen at the Stucco Lodge in Veazie on September 16, 1992, and a missing-person report was made after he failed to appear for a scheduled meeting. In overview, the case of Roderick Neal Hotham is the story of a 38-year-old Maine accountant whose disappearance began with a missed meeting, unfolded amid serious legal turmoil, drew years of questions and searches, and remains defined by the same unanswered question that has followed his loved ones since 1992: what happened after he was last seen in Veazie.
Last Seen: Sep 16, 1992

Links to Additional Sources (8)

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Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

75%Possible

John Doe — New York, New York

UP7974 • Found Jun 17, 1993

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Sex ✓Male

Age 100%Est. 35–50 vs 38

Race 100%White

Location 36%392 mi away

TimingFound 9 months after last seen

Height 100%5'11" vs 5'10"

Weight 96%230 lb vs 205 lb

Hair 100%Brown vs Brown

Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown

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Roderick Hotham Missing Person Case

Last seen in Veazie, Maine on Sep 16, 1992

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (8)

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

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