Richard Leroi Harosin was 40 years old when he was last known to have contact in Augusta, Maine, on November 6, 1998. He is listed in NamUs as a White/Caucasian male, approximately 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing about 180 to 185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. His NamUs profile also records that he had a lazy left eye and pock marks on his face, details that may have helped distinguish him from others and that remain important identifying information.
He was also known by the aliases Donald Leroy Bickford and Donald Leroy Robbins, adding another layer of complexity to the record of his disappearance.
The known public timeline begins with his last contact on November 6, 1998, in Augusta, a city in Kennebec County. According to case summaries drawn from NamUs information, the missing person report was taken later that month, on November 24, 1998, when the Augusta Police Department responded to the Togus Medical Facility. From there, investigators began trying to determine where Richard had gone, who may have seen him, and whether there were any signs that could explain his disappearance. Publicly available details do not describe the circumstances that led to the report being made at Togus, and the available records do not provide a clear account of Richard’s activities between the last reported contact and the date the report was taken.
At the time he went missing, Richard was reported to have been wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and white sneakers. NamUs also lists a possible vehicle associated with him: a red 1990 Nissan Sentra sedan, with an unknown license plate. Those details matter because missing person investigations often depend on small, ordinary facts—a shirt, a pair of shoes, a car, a name used in the community—that may connect a memory to a person. In Richard’s case, the public record is sparse, but the details that are available suggest investigators preserved the practical identifying information most likely to help someone recognize him or recall an encounter from that period.
The Augusta Police Department reportedly investigated Richard’s disappearance for the next 11 months, but he was not located. The case is now associated with the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central, and Maine State Police publicly state that their Major Crimes Units assist with or investigate missing person cases, particularly when circumstances may require further scrutiny. The Maine State Police missing persons page also notes that the Office of Chief Medical Examiner is Maine’s official state clearinghouse for missing people and that NamUs is used to help track and manage missing person case files.
Years after Richard disappeared, his case remained listed in NamUs under case number MP35166. The public NamUs record identifies the investigating agency as Maine State Police - Major Crimes Unit Central, with a case number connected to that agency, and also indicates that family DNA reference information has been collected through a brother and associated with the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory. That kind of information reflects the long, careful work that can continue in older missing person cases even when public updates are limited. For families, the passage of time does not soften the need for answers; it often leaves the same questions suspended across decades.
Richard Harosin’s disappearance remains a quiet but serious case from Augusta, Maine: a 40-year-old man last known to have contact on November 6, 1998; a report taken at the Togus Medical Facility on November 24, 1998; an 11-month local investigation that did not find him; and a case now preserved in state and national missing person records. The public record does not provide a detailed explanation for why he vanished, where he may have gone, or what happened after his last known contact. What it does preserve is his name, his identifying features, his possible clothing and vehicle, his known aliases, and the continuing importance of information from anyone who may remember something from that time. In overview, Richard Leroi Harosin’s case is the story of a man who disappeared from Augusta with few public answers, leaving investigators and those who care about him with a long-standing need for clarity, resolution, and compassion.Last Seen: Nov 6, 1998
