Stanley L. Kennard was 26 years old when he disappeared from Madison, Maine, a small Somerset County community where he had been living with his mother, his girlfriend, and his child. Official missing-person records list his date of last contact as June 15, 1987, though the circumstances published in case summaries describe his departure more generally as occurring near the end of June or the beginning of July 1987, leaving the precise timing somewhat unclear.
At the time, Stanley was described as a White male with brown hair and blue eyes, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and approximately 160 pounds.
Before he left, Stanley’s mother understood that he may have been heading toward the Old Orchard Beach area in southern Maine, possibly to look for temporary work. That detail has become one of the central threads in the case: a young father leaving home with an apparent plan, a destination connected to employment, and the expectation that he would remain in touch. He took a photograph of his child with him and said he would call to check in, a promise that gives the case much of its heartbreak. After that departure, no confirmed contact from Stanley was reported, and the line of communication his family expected never came.
Stanley’s physical description included several distinctive tattoos that could have helped identify him if he was seen after leaving Madison. Public case summaries list the nickname “Stan” on one arm and “Harley Davidson” on his right arm, along with a Viking and the Libra sign on his left leg. Other tattoos reportedly included a skull on his left arm, a snake on his right arm, a cross on his right forearm, and a marijuana plant on his left forearm. These markings, together with his height, build, hair color, and eye color, remain important identifying details in the public record.
Stanley’s mother reported him missing about a year after he left, first to the Madison Police Department. The Maine State Police later became involved in the investigation in 1997, and the case is associated with the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central. Maine State Police public information states that Stanley left Madison for temporary employment in southern Maine, that his mother reported him missing later, and that state investigators eventually took part in the case.
The available public record does not describe a confirmed sighting, a known vehicle, or a recovered personal item that explains what happened after Stanley left Madison. What remains is a sparse but deeply human account: a 26-year-old man, a father and son, leaving home with a photograph of his child and an apparent intention to find work, then vanishing from the lives of the people who loved him. The case continues to be listed in public missing-person resources, with NamUs identifying it as Missing Person case MP34316 and Maine State Police continuing to include Stanley Kennard among its missing-person cases. In overview, Stanley Kennard’s disappearance is a long-unsolved Maine missing-person case centered on his departure from Madison in 1987, his believed travel toward southern Maine for possible temporary employment, his promise to contact home, and the painful absence of answers that followed.Last Seen: Jun 15, 1987
