NY NY - Steven Wayne Hatch, 19, Clayton, Dec 26, 1980

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

victim last seen 12/24/1980 at 9:00pm.

Please help find a photo and more information on Steven

 

[Murkywaters]

Demographics
Missing Age: 19 Years
Current Age: 59 Years
First Name: Steven
Middle Name: Wayne
Last Name: Hatch
Nickname/Alias--
Sex: Male
Height: 6' 1" (73 Inches)
Weight: 180 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last Contactecember 26, 1980
NamUs Case Created: March 9, 2011
Last Known Location
Location: Clayton, New York 13624
County:Jefferson County
Missing From Tribal Land--
Primary Residence on Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Disappearance: victim last seen 12/24/1980 at 9:00pm.

Physical Description
Hair Color: Brown
Head Hair Description --
Body Hair Description --
Facial Hair Description --
Left Eye Color: Green
Right Eye Color: Green
Eye Description --

Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: wearing jeans, light blue lined jacket

Investigating Agencies
Case Owner
NYSP Alexandria Bay
Colleen O'Neill, Senior Investigator
Main Phone (315) 482-5011
Agency Case Number: 3924154

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Steven - it's now been 42 years.

Tried to locate a photo online but still couldn't find one...

 

[MadMcGoo]

Missing: Hatch, Steven Wayne

Last Seen: 12/24/1980 Time: 9:00 p.m. Location: Smalls Gas Station - Wellesley Island, town of Orleans, Jefferson County.

troopers.ny.gov

NIC#: M063900624

Race: White
Sex: Male
DOB: 01/17/1961
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 180lbs
Eyes: Green
Other Descriptors: Brown Hair. Was last seen wearing light blue lined jacket and blue jeans with cowboy boots.
Date Last Seen: 12/24/1980, 9:00 p.m.
Location Last Seen: Smalls Gas Station - Wellesley Island, town of Orleans, Jefferson County

Case Facts: Steven Wayne Hatch was last seen working as an attendant at Smalls Gas Station near the north end of the Thousand Island Bridge on 12/24/1980. Three Canadians traveling home spoke with Hatch and observed him go to a residence behind the gas station. Hatch left the phone off the hook and lights were left on. Footprints leading to and on the Thousand Island Bridge were discovered and it is suspected that Hatch jumped from the bridge and committed suicide.

If you have any information, please call:
SP Alexandria Bay BCI - 315-482-2081
Or email information to: nysvicap@troopers.ny.gov

 

[mlhenn]

Steven Wayne Hatch – The Charley Project

Case file added May 19, 2024

Steven Wayne Hatch​

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Details of Disappearance​

Hatch was last seen at Smalls Gas Station on Wellesley Island in Orleans, New York at 9:00 p.m. on December 24, 1980. He was an attendant there. Three Canadians who stopped at the station on their way home spoke to Hatch and saw him go into a residence behind the station. He has never been heard from again and he left the lights on and the phone off the hook.

A trail of footprints led onto the Thousand Island Bridge and it was theorized Hatch jumped from the bridge, but his remains have never been found. His case remains unsolved.