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Sep 30, 2010
Mar 31, 2024
Roley
Butler
68
36
71 inches
160 lbs
American Indian / Alaska Native
Male
In the autumn of 1992, a family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, began to worry. Male Roley Butler, a 37-year-old American Indian man, had uncharacteristically ceased his regular contact with them. His father, accustomed to hearing from his son, grew concerned enough to report him missing. Roley was last seen on October 15, 1992, in Tulsa, where he was known to reside. He was a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. At the time of his disappearance, Roley was described as being 5'11" and weighing approximately 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The circumstances surrounding his last known whereabouts were vague, adding to the distress of his loved ones. The initial investigation into Roley's disappearance was handled by the Tulsa Police Department. His father officially filed a missing person report on December 13, 1993, over a year after Roley was last seen. Information provided to the authorities indicated that Roley was known to frequent the area near the Salvation Army, specifically around Archer Street and Denver Avenue in Tulsa. This area was a known haunt for him, but searches and inquiries there yielded no new leads on his location. Despite the efforts of his family and law enforcement, the trail seemed to go cold almost as soon as the investigation began. Years turned into decades with no sign of Roley Butler and no answers for his family. His case eventually was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) on September 30, 2010. This national database allows for the comparison of missing person cases with unidentified remains found across the country. The hope was that this broader reach might finally shed some light on what happened to Roley. His disappearance is one of many unsolved missing person cases in Tulsa, a city that has a significant number of cold cases dating back decades. The overview of Roley's case is a painful one: a man vanished from his familiar surroundings, leaving behind a family to grapple with an enduring mystery. The lack of concrete evidence or witnesses has left his case unsolved, a quiet but persistent testament to the ongoing tragedy of the missing.
Oct 15, 1992
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
Yes
9099
Tulsa Police Department
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
74103
Joe Campbell
Detective Sergeant
600 Civic Center, Oklahoma
9185969143
Local
Law Enforcement
1993-502994
1993-12-13
Tulsa Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
06/14/2026
