AZ AZ - Randy Parscale, 10, Oracle, 7 April 1979

[jpo74]

Question: were there any other people there around that time he disappeared? any one interviewed?

 

[Pipsissiway_Potts]

Randy Doyle Parscale Jr. – The Charley Project

Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 16, 2013; age-progression updated.

 

[Pipsissiway_Potts]

Finally letting go - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993-2009)

An old article from 2000, but has some interesting details provided by family members, as well as the impact of Randy's disappearance on the local residents.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I was going through some older threads thinking I’d refresh some of them, but I didn’t make it through a handful before I found little Randy here. (Very ironically, several weeks ago I put a PDF of Randy’s Charley’s Project page in my “to look into later” folder on my Google Drive and had just finished labeling and sorting his and few others so I could find “later”.) Well, “later” came sooner than later! Anywho - getting to my point...

Initially I thought this was a bit of a reach but the more I read about Randy and the longer I looked at all the photos, the shorter the reach got.

Could Randy possibly be the unidentified hiker, “Denim”/“Mostly Harmless”/“Ben Bilemy”, round July 23, 2018 in Florida???

FL - Big Cypress National Preserve, Male hiker, "Denim" and "Mostly Harmless", 23 July 2018


I imagine the vast majority of Websleuthers have at least heard of “Denim” but here’s a rundown. Keeping in mind the change in demographics over time...​

Unidentified, White, Male
Date Found: July 23, 2018
Location Found: Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier County, Florida
Estimated Time of Death: 2 days prior
Estimated Age: 35-50 years old (49 years old)
Height: 5’8”-5’10”
Weight: 83 lbs
Hair Color: Brown with gray; full beard & mustache (Brown)
Eye Color: Blue/Gray (Blue)
Distinguishing Features: Small, faint linear scar to abdomen, teeth in excellent condition

The height, weight, and distinguishing characteristics are obviously going to be different. Eye color matches, hair color matches. Nose is very similar. Circumstances seem to match up...the more I read about Randy the more I thought there was a chance he had somehow made it out of those woods and possibly even Arizona that day. JMO. It’s possible.

There is something very kind about Randy’s eyes. Much like Denim’s. I don’t know...almost-40-years is a long time to account for but maybe that explains why no one has come forward recognizing “Denim”. (JMOs)

 

[AutumnEveHodge]

Bump for Randy

 

[MadMcGoo]

Randy Doyle Parscale Jr. – The Charley Project

Last updated December 13, 2021; picture and medical conditions added, clothing/jewelry description updated.



Clothing/Jewelry Description: A long-sleeved red and green striped shirt, an olive-green hunters' vest or jacket, blue jeans, and shoes with a bulls-eye pattern on the soles.

Medical Conditions: Randy suffers from asthma.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

April 6 and 7, 2023 article -

Nearly half a century later, 10-year-old's disappearance remains a mystery

If you’ve ever heard of the campfire legend ‘the butterfly boy’ at Peppersauce Canyon in Oracle, that story is based off a real person.

www.kgun9.com

[…]

Law enforcement found tire marks on a dirt road and K-9 dogs found Randy’s scent leading them to believe it was a kidnapping.

But, nearly half a century later, his disappearance remains a mystery.

[…]

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Randy Doyle Parscale Jr. – The Charley Project