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Charles Michael "Mike" Butler, a 45-year-old resident of Bonanza, Oregon, was last seen on May 17, 1990. Butler disappeared from his home located on Bly Mountain, a remote area in Klamath County. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a 6'0" tall Caucasian male with black hair, weighing around 160 pounds. Butler's vanishing has remained a cold case, with very few substantial leads surfacing over the decades.

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Last Seen: May 17, 1990

Victim Details

Apr 02, 2015

Jul 17, 2023

Charles

Butler

80

45

72 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the spring of 1990, in the quiet community of Bonanza, Oregon, a man named Charles Michael "Mike" Butler vanished. The 45-year-old male was last seen in May from his residence on Bly Mountain in Klamath County. At the time he went missing, he was described as being 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 160 pounds, with black hair and green eyes. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance from the remote area were unclear, leaving his loved ones with unanswered questions. A considerable amount of time would pass before he was officially reported as a missing person to the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in August of that same year. The investigation into Mike Butler's disappearance has spanned decades, yet few substantial leads have ever emerged. The isolated location of his home on Bly Mountain may have contributed to a lack of initial widespread media attention, and the case quickly grew cold. Over the years, law enforcement has kept the case open, appealing to the public for any information that might shed light on what happened to him. Despite extensive inquiries and searches, his fate and whereabouts remain a mystery. The passage of time has not diminished the hope for answers in Charles Michael Butler's case. Online communities and cold case enthusiasts have shown renewed interest, aiming to bring attention to long-unresolved investigations like his. The Klamath County Sheriff's Office continues to hold the case file, open to any new information that could finally provide a breakthrough. The official narrative remains that he disappeared from his home in May 1990, and with no clear evidence of what transpired, his case is an ongoing missing person investigation, a poignant story of loss and the enduring quest for resolution that has stretched over more than three decades.

May 17, 1990

Bonanza

Oregon

Klamath County

No

16485

Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Klamath Falls

Oregon

Klamath County

97601

Daniel Towery

Detective

3300 Vandenberg Road, Oregon

5418835130

County

Law Enforcement

90-1912

1990-08-08

Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Black

Green

Green

05/22/2026


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