CO CO - John Francis Lenihan, 73, Georgetown, 10 Sept 1994

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The Doe Network:
Case File 4311DMCO

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4311dmco.html

John Francis Lenihan
Missing since September 10, 1994 from Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: February 6, 1921
Age at Time of Disappearance: 73 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'9"; 160 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Gray hair.
Clothing: Possibly a short-sleeved light green shirt and yellow shorts.
Medical: Had recently recovered from cancer. Arthritic hip.


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Circumstances of Disappearance
John Lenihan vanished September 10, 1994 on a Colorado vacation. On September 10 Clear Creek County Sheriff's deputies found Lenihan's abandoned rental car at the Cloudland picnic area, about four miles east of Colorado Highway 103.

Lenihan made the trip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida alone because his wife didn't like the mountains, nd didn't want to leave her aged parents, so he took along a tape recorder and sent her tapes detailing his travels in Colorado. When sheriff's deputies searched the rental car, they found the recorder and his last tape. On it, he was talking about a hiking trail he wanted to try and a "real nice young couple" from Colorado he'd met when he stopped to take some pictures. The man had taken his picture with the aspen in the background, and he and the couple, who appeared to be in their 20s, had visited for about a half-hour, he told his wife. Deputies also found his camera in the car and had the film developed. The last picture appeared to have been taken about a half-mile from the picnic grounds. It showed John Lenihan dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

Searchers combed the area for several days without finding a trace of Lenihan. They were forced to suspend the search in October because of snow.

Authorities don't suspect foul play. They think Lenihan may have fallen or gotten lost or that the 11,000-foot elevation was too much for a 73-year-old man unaccustomed to high altitudes.

John Lenihan , a piano and organ salesman most of his life, retired in 1986 as a civilian employee of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office
303-569-3232

Agency Case Number: 94-2031

Source Information:
CBI
The Denver Post

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lenihan_john.html

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John has been missing almost 16 years. Come home soon.
 

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Lenihan, circa 1994
  • Missing Since 09/10/1994
  • Missing From Georgetown, Colorado
  • Classification Lost/Injured Missing
  • Sex Male
  • Race White
  • Date of Birth 02/06/1921 (102)
  • Age 73 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'9, 160 pounds

  • Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly pale yellow shorts and a short-sleeved turquoise shirt.

  • Medical Conditions Lenihan has arthritis in his hip. He had recovered from cancer not long before his disappearance.

  • Associated Vehicle(s) Rented white Buick Century (accounted for)

  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair. Lenihan wears prescription eyeglasses.

Details of Disappearance​

Lenihan left his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in September 1994 to go on vacation in Colorado. His wife of seventeen years chose not to accompany him, but he took a tape recorder and during his trip he described the details of his vacation and sent the tapes home for her to enjoy.

He was last seen on September 10. That same day, his rented white Buick Century was found abandoned at the Cloudland picnic area, four miles east of Colorado Highway 103.

Authorities found his clothes, tape recorder and camera in the car. When the film in the camera was developed, the last camera showed Lenihan dressed in shorts and a t-shirt at a site approximately half a mile from the picnic ground. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of him.

Foul play isn't suspected in Lenihan's case; authorities believe he simply became lost or injured in the mountains. He worked as a piano and organ salesman and also as a civilian employee with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department; he retired in 1986. His body has never been found.

Investigating Agency​

  • Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office 303-569-3232

Source Information​

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated August 16, 2010; casefile added
 

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