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Grady "Bruce" Benson, a 69-year-old man from Randlett, Oklahoma, was last seen on November 9, 2022. That evening, he had dinner with his wife and son, but after returning home, he vanished without a trace. His wife sent him a text message later that night, but when she received no response, she grew concerned. The next morning, when Bruce didn't show up for work on his son's farm, the family became alarmed. His wife contacted their son, and when they discovered that Bruce was ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 09, 2022

Victim Details

Nov 16, 2022

May 03, 2024

Grady

Benson

71

69

71 inches

180 lbs

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On the evening of November 9, 2022, 69-year-old Grady "Bruce" Benson, a lifelong farmer from a rural area outside of Randlett, Oklahoma, disappeared under perplexing circumstances. That day, he had dinner with his wife, Maxine, and some friends at a local restaurant before she departed for a planned trip to Missouri. After dinner, Bruce drove back to his farm, where he brought his son, Grady Jr., a meal and helped him with a flat tire on a plow. His son later recounted that his father seemed normal during their interaction. This would be the last confirmed sighting of Bruce Benson. His wife's attempts to reach him by text that night and the following morning went unanswered. Concern grew, prompting her to cut her trip short and return home. Upon returning, the family discovered Bruce's truck parked under the carport, unlocked, with his keys, wallet containing $200 in cash, and cell phone still inside. Everything at the residence appeared to be in order, with the doors locked and the garage door down. An extensive search of the property and surrounding area was initiated, involving law enforcement agencies, drones, aircraft, and volunteers on horseback, but yielded no signs of the missing farmer. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation joined the case, deeming the disappearance "suspicious." For his entire life, Bruce had been a farmer, a man deeply connected to his land and family, making his sudden and traceless vanishing all the more baffling to those who knew him. The days following Bruce's disappearance turned into weeks, then months, and now years, with no answers for his loved ones. The family has offered a significant reward for any information that might lead to his discovery. Bruce, who goes by his middle name, was last seen wearing a white polo shirt with green stripes, blue jeans, and worn-in steel-toed boots. He is described as a white male with gray hair and blue eyes, who wears prescription glasses. A scar from a childhood accident is present on one of his ankles. The investigation into Grady Bruce Benson's disappearance remains active, a painful and unresolved mystery for his family and the close-knit Oklahoma community where he spent his entire life.

Nov 09, 2022

Randlett

Oklahoma

Cotton County

73562

No

121536

Cotton County Sheriffs Office

Walters

Oklahoma

Cotton County

73572

John Coffell

Captain

301 North Broadway Street, Oklahoma

5808753383

County

Law Enforcement

I22-268

2022-11-09

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation - South Central Investigative Regional Office Headquarters

3870

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

No

06/13/2026


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