Gary Boutilier Missing Person Case

On a summer day in June of 1978, a 19-year-old U.S. Marine named Gary R. Boutilier disappeared from Millington, Tennessee, a city in Shelby County. He was last seen leaving the Millington Naval Air Station on his new motorcycle. Gary, a Caucasian male with brown hair, stood somewhere between 5'5' and 6'3' and weighed between 150 and 230 pounds. That day, he had expressed his intention to go for a ride on some of the rural roads in the area, possibly in Shelby Park.

Gary was excited about his new 1978 Suzuki motorcycle. He had just purchased the bike and was eager to take it out for a ride. The motorcycle had a Tennessee license plate with the number ZNB768. When he rode off from the naval base, he left with the simple plan of exploring the local scenery. He was never seen or heard from again. His disappearance left his family and friends with a void and a multitude of unanswered questions. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Montgomery County Police Department are among the agencies involved in his case.

The investigation into Gary's disappearance has spanned decades, with his case being entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in November 2020. Over the years, law enforcement has followed up on various leads, but none have led to a resolution. The circumstances surrounding his vanishing remain a mystery. Without any witnesses or evidence of foul play, investigators were left with very little to go on. The overview of the case remains that a young Marine went for a motorcycle ride and seemingly vanished without a trace, leaving a family to wonder what happened on that June day.
Last Seen: Jun 17, 1978

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