In the quiet of Washoe Valley, Nevada, James Ezra Robinson and his wife, Nancy, worked as caretakers at the Winters Creek Equestrian Ranch. The couple, who had been employed at the ranch for several months, seemed content with their life there. They were last seen on the property on March 6, 1982, by customers who had rented horses for the day. Due to a sudden change in weather, the customers had to cut their ride short, and the Robinsons kindly invited them to return the next day to complete
their ride free of charge. When the customers came back on March 7, they found the ranch locked and seemingly deserted.
The unsettling discovery that something was terribly wrong occurred on the morning of March 8. A construction worker employed at the ranch arrived to find a broken window and blood on the front steps of the couple's living quarters. The authorities were immediately called to the scene. Inside the residence, they found a disturbing sight: large pools of blood and clear signs of a violent struggle. While the home was not in complete disarray, it was noted that several expensive saddles and some pieces of jewelry were missing, though other valuables had been left untouched. Later that same day, the Robinsons' truck was found abandoned on Highway 50, en route to Lake Tahoe, with a flat tire. More blood was discovered inside the vehicle, along with a few of the missing saddles and pieces of jewelry.
The investigation into the couple's disappearance uncovered another layer of mystery. Three months prior to them vanishing, the main house at the ranch had been destroyed in a fire that was suspected to be the result of arson. Both James, who was 38 at the time, and Nancy were scheduled to undergo polygraph examinations concerning the fire, but they disappeared before these could be conducted. The owners of the ranch had spoken to the Robinsons by phone on the night of March 6 and reported that nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Despite the evidence of a violent encounter, the guns found in their home and truck had not been fired. The case of James and Nancy Robinson remains an unsolved and troubling mystery, leaving behind a scene of violence but no clear answers as to what happened to them. No one has ever been charged in relation to the fire or the couple's disappearance, and they have not been seen or heard from since that day in March 1982.Last Seen: Mar 6, 1982
