Perry Grant Matheson, a White/Caucasian man from Vermont, has been missing since the morning of September 30, 1993. Online case listings identify him as last seen in Barre, Vermont, with NamUs listing the case as Missing Person / NamUs #MP6967 and the date of last contact as September 30, 1993. Some public listings give his missing age as 49, while The Charley Project lists him as 51; the available case information consistently describes him as an adult male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, about 186
pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and scars on his hands.
According to the available public summaries, Perry was living with his brother, George Matheson, at the time he disappeared. George reported that Perry had been distraught over their mother’s recent illness. At about 9:30 a.m., Perry left in his 1989 Toyota Corolla and was not heard from again. The circumstances suggest that those close to him were concerned not only because he vanished unexpectedly, but also because he may have been emotionally vulnerable when he left home.
A key development in the case came when Perry’s Toyota Corolla was later found abandoned and burned near the Kancamagus Highway area of the White Mountain National Forest in Albany, New Hampshire. Public case summaries state that the surrounding area was searched extensively, but searchers found no sign of Perry. The discovery of the burned vehicle far from Barre left investigators and loved ones with more questions than answers, especially because no confirmed trace of Perry himself was located there.
Perry’s case remains listed publicly as an unresolved missing person case. The Charley Project classifies him as endangered missing and states that his case remains unsolved, while NamUs continues to maintain a public missing person entry for him. No reviewed online source indicated that he has been found alive or located deceased, and no reviewed source provided a resolution date. In the absence of clearer public information, the case should be understood as still unresolved, with Perry’s family left for decades without definitive answers.
The investigating agency listed in public sources is the Vermont State Police, with the Berlin office associated with the case. Anyone with credible information about Perry Matheson’s disappearance, his movements after leaving Barre, or the circumstances surrounding the burned Toyota Corolla in New Hampshire would be important to the continuing effort to understand what happened to him and to bring long-awaited answers to those who cared about him.Last Seen: Sep 30, 1993
