On August 6, 1972, 18-year-old James Colin Egan, who went by his middle name Colin, made a phone call to his family in Mequon, Wisconsin, from San Francisco, California. During the call, he informed them of his plans to hitchhike to Denver, Colorado, where he would then catch a flight home. This was the last time his family ever heard from him. Egan never arrived in Denver and has not been seen or heard from since.
Egan is a white male with blond hair and blue eyes.
At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'9" and weighed approximately 130 pounds. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a slight deformity in his left hand resulting from a previous accident. Few details are available regarding the specifics of his time in San Francisco or the initial investigation into his disappearance.
The case remains an active missing person investigation with Wisconsin authorities. Over the years, age-progressed photos have been created and circulated by organizations like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to provide a contemporary likeness of what Egan might look like.
James Colin Egan's father, James F. Egan, was the mayor of Mequon, Wisconsin. An obituary for the elder Egan, who passed away in 1999, noted that he was preceded in death by his son, Colin. Despite the passage of several decades, the circumstances surrounding James Colin Egan's disappearance remain unresolved.Last Seen: Aug 6, 1972
