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Austin William Sparks, a 15-year-old from Montgomery Creek, California, disappeared on January 4, 2004. That morning, he woke up early due to side effects from psychiatric medications that disrupted his sleep. After briefly speaking with his father, he left the house, walking through the snow toward the nearby Acorn Cafe. His footprints were tracked for over two miles, leading to the edge of the Pitt River, but Austin himself was never found. An employee of the cafe saw him enter twice between 9 ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 04, 2004
Victim Details

Dec 23, 2009

Apr 29, 2024

Austin

Sparks

36

15

60 inches

115 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 04, 2004

Montgomery Creek

California

Shasta County

118

26154

Shasta County Sheriff's Office

Redding

California

Shasta County

96001

300 Park Marina Circle, California

5302456025

County

Law Enforcement

2004385

2004-01-05

Shasta County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

11/23/2025


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