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Dennis Johnson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on Jul 12, 1966

Victim Details

Jan 06, 2014

Oct 12, 2023

Dennis

Johnson

68

8

44 inches

60 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 12, 1966

Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming

Park County

No

22935

National Park Service

Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming

,

National Park Service

Sandy

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026


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Dennis Eugene Johnson, an 8-year-old boy from Inyokern, California, disappeared on July 12, 1966, while on a family camping trip in Yellowstone National Park. The family had stopped for a picnic at the Cascade Picnic Area, about a quarter of a mile north of Canyon Junction. During the outing, Dennis’s 7-year-old sister wandered off, prompting Dennis and his father to search in different directions. While the father found his daughter, Dennis was never seen again.

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Last Seen: Jul 12, 1966

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