Robin Gary Smith is listed in NamUs as a missing person under case MP23775. The case information identifies him as a White/Caucasian male who was 33 years old when he was last reported missing from Columbus, Montana, with NamUs listing his date of last contact as March 14, 2009. The attached case data states that the investigating agency is the Stillwater County Sheriff/Coroner’s Office in Columbus, Montana, and it does not list the case as resolved as alive or deceased.
Available public sources contain some differences in the reported timeline. Uncovered, citing information retrieved from NamUs, lists Robin as missing from Columbus, Montana, on March 14, 2009, and states that he left a suicide note with his ex-wife and that his vehicle was later located at a campground in the county. The Charley Project lists him as missing from Stillwater County on September 1, 2009, and says his unoccupied vehicle was seen the following day at Pine Grove Campground on West Rosebud Road.
Because the sources conflict on the exact date, the most careful reading is that Robin’s disappearance is associated in public records with both a March 14, 2009 NamUs date and later reporting describing early September 2009 events in Stillwater County.
Robin’s vehicle became a key part of the case. According to the Charley Project, police noticed that the car was still parked at Pine Grove Campground on September 5, then contacted his family. When relatives said they had not heard from him in several days, a search was launched. The search of the area was described as extensive, but it did not locate Robin or establish what happened to him. The location is a remote outdoor area: the U.S. Forest Service describes Pine Grove Campground as being in the West Rosebud drainage, in the trees along West Rosebud Creek, with other recreation areas and trail access nearby.
Robin is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 180 to 200 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. The Charley Project notes that his head may have been shaved at the time of his disappearance, that he had a scar on his right elbow, and that he may have used the date of birth August 10, 1975. The Montana Department of Justice missing-person listing similarly identifies him as male, White, blond or strawberry-haired, blue-eyed, 5 feet 8 inches tall, and 200 pounds, with the Stillwater County Sheriff listed as the investigating agency.
The circumstances remain painful and uncertain. Public summaries state that Robin had recently lost his job before disappearing and that he may have gone into the mountains afterward. The presence of a suicide note has been reported in NamUs-derived summaries, but no public source reviewed here reports that Robin was found, and no public source reviewed here confirms what ultimately happened to him. For his family and loved ones, the absence of answers means the case remains not only an investigative matter, but an enduring personal loss marked by uncertainty, concern, and the hope that reliable information may still come forward.Last Seen: Mar 14, 2009
