Forrest Atmore Stanton, a 77-year-old man, was last seen in Billings, Montana, late in the evening on August 2, 1960. He and his wife resided in the 30 block of Monroe Street. On the night of his disappearance, his wife returned home to find him gone. Stanton had left a note indicating he would be away for a period of time because he had secured a "new job" inspecting "fire damage." This detail held some significance as there were grass fires burning in the vicinity of
Pompey's Pillar at that time, an area where Stanton had previously owned a ranch. It is believed he may have been headed in that direction. The last known sighting of him was as he walked north on Monroe Street.
At the time he went missing, Forrest Stanton was described as a white male with gray hair, standing at 5'8" and weighing approximately 165 pounds. He wore eyeglasses and was left-handed, with very distinctive handwriting. When he was last seen, he was believed to be wearing a gray work shirt, jeans, and red corduroy house slippers. Aside from the clothes he was wearing, he left all of his other belongings behind at his home. His wife officially reported him as a missing person two days after he was last seen.
Decades have passed since Forrest Stanton vanished, and his case remains unsolved. Despite the passage of time, his case has not been forgotten and is documented in various missing persons databases. The Billings Police Department is the investigating agency for his case. The circumstances surrounding his departure, particularly the note he left, continue to be a perplexing aspect of his disappearance, leaving his family and community without answers for over sixty years.Last Seen: Aug 2, 1960
