In the quiet, lush landscape of Pāhoa, Hawaii, 33-year-old Sundown Johann Franklin Scrigna was last seen on December 1, 2015, before he seemingly vanished, leaving behind a life and a family who would spend years searching for answers. Scrigna, a man described as having a slim build, standing at 6-feet-2-inches tall with short brown hair and brown eyes, was a resident of the Leilani Estates subdivision.
A distinctive feature that set him apart was a red and yellow circular mandala-style tattoo with a Namaste symbol in the center on his upper left arm. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are complicated by a significant delay in him being officially reported as a missing person, a factor that has greatly impacted the investigation into where he might be.
The official investigation into Sundown Scrigna's disappearance did not begin until January 2019, more than three years after he was last in contact with his family. The initial report was filed with the Los Angeles Police Department by his brother and was subsequently forwarded to the Hawaii Police Department. When officers first visited Scrigna's last known address on Kula Street, they found a property that appeared to be abandoned, heavily overgrown, and without any posted address numbers. Neighbors in the area reported that they had not seen Scrigna in several years, and one recounted that he had previously associated with individuals of a questionable nature. This information provided a concerning backdrop to an already perplexing case.
Over the course of 2019, investigators conducted multiple searches of Scrigna's property, each time confirming that the residence was unoccupied and showed no signs of recent activity. Authorities made several attempts to gather more information, including canvassing the area and trying to maintain contact with his brother, who had initiated the report. Scrigna's brother conveyed that his last contact with Sundown was in 2015 and he had considered the possibility that his brother might have decided to live off-grid or find work on a farm. He also confirmed that he co-owned the property with his brother but had not given anyone permission to live there. Despite public media releases and checks of social media and financial records, no new leads or information about his whereabouts surfaced. Speculation arose that he might have moved to Colorado, but this was never verified. With all leads exhausted and no new information coming to light, the active investigation was suspended on February 18, 2020, pending any new developments. The case of Sundown Scrigna is an overview of how a person can disappear without a trace, leaving a family in an agonizing state of uncertainty and an investigation hampered by the passage of time.Last Seen: Dec 1, 2015
