John Green, an 82-year-old man also known by the nicknames Frank or Francis, was last seen in Dubois, Idaho on September 1, 1973. His disappearance coincided with a house fire at his employer's residence in the fall of that year. The circumstances surrounding the fire and his subsequent vanishing remain unclear. At the time he went missing, Green was described as a white male, standing between 5'6" and 5'9" tall and weighing between 140 and 170 pounds.
He had brown hair, with his body hair noted as being reddish-brown in color. The official report of his disappearance was not filed until August 26, 1979, nearly six years after he was last seen.
The case of John Green is complicated by a lack of information and the passage of time. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System case was created on December 25, 2014. The Clark County Sheriff's Office is the investigating agency, with Deputy Sheriff John Clements listed as a contact person for the case. Details regarding the house fire, including its cause and the identity of the employer, are not readily available in public sources. It is unknown what, if any, connection the fire had to Green's disappearance, but the simultaneous nature of the events is a key component of the case.
The clothing Green was wearing at the time of his disappearance has been documented and includes dark wool-style pants, a red knitted sweater, and a white button-up shirt with blue stripes that possibly had mother of pearl buttons. He was also wearing suspenders, thermal underwear, and black and white socks. There is no information available regarding any personal items he may have had with him. The long delay in officially reporting him as a missing person may have significantly hampered the initial investigation, allowing potential evidence to be lost. The case remains an unsolved mystery in Clark County.Last Seen: Sep 1, 1973
