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Douglas Henry Missing Person Case

Last seen in Reno, Nevada on May 21, 2007

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Victim Details

Created

Apr 7, 2011

Case Added

Nov 9, 2022

First Name

Douglas

Last Name

Henry

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

72 inches

Height To

73 inches

Weight

200 lbs

Weight To

220 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Male

Last Seen

May 21, 2007

City

Reno

State

Nevada

County

Washoe County

Agency ID

9909

Agency Name

Reno Police Department

Agency City

Reno

Agency State

Nevada

Agency County

Washoe County

Agency Zip Code

89502

Agency Contact

Tazy Ciofalo

Contact Job Title

CSO II Missing Person Division

Agency Address

455 East 2nd Street, Nevada

Agency Phone

7753342175

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.renopd.com/

Agency Case #

07-19897

Agency Report Date

May 21, 2007

Primary Agency

Reno Police Department

Hair Color

Unknown

Left Eye Color

Blue

Right Eye Color

Blue

Last Updated

Oct 11, 2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP10126) and 6 other sources

The morning of May 21, 2007, began like any other for 54-year-old Douglas Henry. His wife last saw him at their Reno, Nevada, home at 6:00 a.m. before she departed for her own workday. Credit card records show that Douglas, known as Doug to friends and family, made a purchase at a gas station at the corner of Keystone and 4th Street at 6:50 a.m. He was scheduled to arrive at his job as a truck driver at 7:30 a.m., but he never appeared and was not heard from again. His wife, Beth, noted that he was in good spirits before he vanished and was excited about property they had recently acquired in the Palomino Valley area. She firmly believes he would not have voluntarily left. Compounding the family's concern was the fact that a gun Douglas owned was also missing.

A significant and perplexing discovery in the case came when Douglas's gold 1995 two-door Saturn was found abandoned. The vehicle was not located anywhere near his home or intended workplace in Reno, but rather at the trailhead of Boundary Peak near Goldfield, Nevada, a remote location in Esmeralda County. The car was covered in dust, and strangely, its VIN plate and license plates had been removed. This detail was particularly odd to his wife, who stated that Douglas was known to keep a messy car, yet the vehicle was found clean with nothing in the glove box or trunk. The discovery of the vehicle so far from his expected route and in such a condition only served to deepen the mystery surrounding his disappearance, prompting law enforcement to treat the case as a potential crime.

The investigation into what happened to Douglas Henry has been described by one detective as one of the strangest cases in his 15-year career. Despite the passage of time, the case remains unsolved, leaving his loved ones without answers. At the time he went missing, Douglas was described as a white male, standing 6'0' to 6'1' and weighing between 200 and 220 pounds, with blue or hazel eyes and a bald head. He also has a distinctive tattoo of a dragon on his arm. The Reno Police Department continues to list him as a missing person and encourages anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward. The overview of this case is one of profound mystery: a man who starts a normal workday, makes a routine gas purchase, and then vanishes, with his car later found in a remote wilderness area under suspicious circumstances.
Last Seen: May 21, 2007

Links to Additional Sources (6)

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Doug Henry is Missing — Classic Las Vegas

Douglas Henry - The Charley Project

Douglas Henry-54-Missing-5/21/07-NV - From Whispers to Roars

Missing Persons - Reno Police Department

Reno, NV Area Missing Persons - SpotCrime

Douglas Henry - Wikipedia

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

77%Possible

John Doe — Reno, Nevada

UP17321 • Found Nov 20, 2017

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Sex ✓Male

Age 100%Est. 60 vs 54 when missing

Race 100%White

Location 100%2 mi away, same county

TimingFound 11 years after last seen

Height 52%5'8" vs 6'0"–6'1"

Weight 70%148 lb vs 200–220 lb

Eyes 100%Blue vs Blue

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Douglas Henry Missing Person Case

Last seen in Reno, Nevada on May 21, 2007

Victim Details

Case Description

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Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

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