In the late summer of 1982, a young man named Bryan Dale Ambrose left his home and family in Oklahoma with hope for a brighter future. At 23 years old, he traveled to Colorado in search of work to better support his wife of five years and their young daughter. Shortly after arriving, he called his wife, filled with optimism, telling her he had three promising job prospects. He expressed how much he missed his family and wanted them to join him in Colorado soon.
This phone call would be the last time his wife ever heard from him. On September 8, 1982, Bryan was last seen leaving the Rainbow Motel on West Colorado Avenue in Colorado Springs. He was reportedly on his way to the Denver metropolitan area.
The day after Bryan was last seen, his Ford pickup truck was discovered abandoned in Pueblo, Colorado, with its license plates missing. Concern grew when days turned into a week with no word from him. On September 15, his wife, after having not heard from him since their last hopeful conversation, reported him missing. The investigation into his disappearance uncovered unsettling details. Authorities learned that Bryan may have planned to meet with a man named Carlos Anthony Torres, also known as 'Cat,' who was distinguished by a tattoo of a black cat on his left shoulder. An acquaintance of Bryan's offered a confusing account, telling police that he and Bryan had been drinking in Denver, where Bryan was supposedly arrested and unable to make bail. However, a search of law enforcement records revealed no evidence of such an arrest, adding another layer of mystery to the case.
Decades have passed since Bryan Ambrose vanished, and his case remains unsolved. Investigators suspect foul play and believe he may have been murdered. Bryan was a young man at 5'7' to 5'8' and 155 to 170 pounds, with sandy blond hair, hazel eyes, and a slight gap between his two front teeth. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office continues to list him as a missing person in the hopes that someone will come forward with information that could finally bring answers to his family. The case of Bryan Dale Ambrose is a story of a young father who went in search of a better life for his family, only to disappear under suspicious and perplexing circumstances, leaving behind a daughter to grow up without her father and a wife to wonder what became of her husband.Last Seen: Sep 8, 1982
