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Feb 13, 2020
Jun 21, 2023
Louis
Lakin
133
37
67 inches
69 inches
145 lbs
155 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the winter of 1928, a 37-year-old man named Louis C. Lakin, a veteran of World War I, vanished from the rugged landscape of the Pacific Northwest. On January 6th of that year, he was last known to be traveling somewhere between the remote logging camps outside of Gresham, Oregon, and the distant city of Missoula, Montana. A man with family ties to the Portland area, his sudden absence left a void filled with unanswered questions and the beginning of a search that would span generations. Concern for Louis's welfare grew, and his family officially reported him missing in 1928. This marked the start of an exhaustive and heartbreaking search for the man with brown hair and blue eyes. His family tirelessly sought answers, exploring every possible lead and holding onto hope for his return. The years stretched on, but their efforts to discover what became of him never waned. The lack of resolution left his loved ones in a state of perpetual uncertainty, grappling with the profound pain of not knowing the fate of their son and brother. The disappearance of Louis Lakin remains a poignant and unresolved chapter in his family's history. For decades, the details of his case have been passed down, a story of a man who seemingly disappeared without a trace. The circumstances surrounding his last known movements, somewhere in the vast expanse between Oregon's logging country and the mountains of Montana, offer few clues. Despite the extensive passage of time, his case is documented in national databases for the missing, a somber acknowledgment of a life interrupted and a family's enduring search for closure.
Jan 06, 1928
Gresham
Oregon
Multnomah County
No
74508
Portland Police Bureau
Portland
Oregon
Multnomah County
97204
Heidi Helwig
Detective
1111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Oregon
5038230400
Local
Law Enforcement
20-680297
Portland Police Bureau
9018
Brown
Blue
Blue
05/29/2026
