On a summer day in 1982, 47-year-old Everett Vincent Smith was seen for the last time in Salton City, California. The date was August 12th, and the specific location was a Bank of America within the desert community. Accounts indicate he was not alone and was in the company of a companion. The circumstances surrounding their interaction at the bank remain unclear, but it marked the last confirmed sighting of Everett.
Following this encounter, it is believed that he may have been traveling towards Mexico.
The days and weeks following August 12, 1982, brought a growing sense of concern as time passed without any communication from Everett. His disappearance was officially reported to law enforcement nearly a year later, on July 9, 1983. The Nevada County Sheriff's Office took the initial report, beginning an investigation into the perplexing vanishing of a man from a county hundreds of miles away. At the time of his disappearance, Everett was described as a White male, standing at five feet, six inches tall, and weighing between 200 and 250 pounds. He had brown hair and hazel eyes.
Decades have passed since Everett Smith was last seen, and his case has grown cold, leaving a void of information and unanswered questions for his family and investigators. Despite the passage of time, his case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on May 1, 2026, bringing renewed attention to his long-unsolved disappearance. The investigation, spanning from Imperial County to a report filed in Nevada County, has been hampered by the limited information available from that day in 1982. The identity of his companion and their potential travel to Mexico are pieces of a puzzle that have never been fully assembled, leaving the ultimate fate and whereabouts of Everett Vincent Smith a somber mystery.Last Seen: Aug 12, 1982
