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Michael Eric Hansen, a 45-year-old man from Yakima, Washington, was last seen on November 4, 2007. His vehicle was discovered abandoned near the Yakima River with the keys still in the ignition, the parking brake engaged, and the driver's side door open. These unsettling details have left authorities and his family with many unanswered questions.

At the time of his disappearance, Michael was wearing a black, white, and red checkered flannel shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball cap. He ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 04, 2007

Victim Details

Feb 24, 2021

Jul 25, 2024

Michael

Hansen

62

45

67 inches

140 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

In the autumn of 2007, 45-year-old Michael Eric Hansen vanished from Yakima, Washington, leaving behind a mysterious and troubling scene. He was last seen on November 4th of that year. At the time of his disappearance, Michael was described as a Native American male with black hair and brown eyes, standing at 5'7" and weighing around 140 pounds. He wore prescription glasses and had distinct scars on both of his arms, as well as a noticeable limp in his right leg. When he was last seen, he was reportedly wearing a black, white, and red checkered flannel shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball cap. Several days after Michael was last seen, a significant discovery was made that only deepened the mystery of his disappearance. The Yakima County Sheriff's Department located his vehicle abandoned near the Yakima River. The condition in which the vehicle was found was unsettling; the keys were still in the ignition, the parking brake was engaged, and the driver's side door was left open. This discovery suggested a sudden and unplanned departure, leaving his family and law enforcement with a host of unanswered questions about what could have happened to him. Despite investigations conducted by both the Yakima County Sheriff's Department and the Yakama Nation Tribal Police, no substantial leads have emerged in the years since Michael's disappearance. At the time he went missing, he was a resident of White Swan, Washington, and was employed at Yakama Forest Products. The lack of information and the puzzling circumstances surrounding the discovery of his vehicle have left his case unsolved. The investigation remains open as authorities continue to hope for any information that could shed light on the whereabouts of Michael Hansen and finally bring answers to his loved ones.

Nov 04, 2007

Yakima

Washington

Yakima County

98951

Yes

101103

Yakama Nation Tribal Police

Toppenish

Washington

Yakima County

98948

50 Wishpoosh Road, Washington

5098652933

Tribal

Law Enforcement

07-5617

2007-11-09

Yakama Nation Tribal Police

6610

Black

Brown

Brown

06/15/2026


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