WA WA - Bobby Panknin, 4, Stevens County, 3 August 1963

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Bobby Panknin was last seen on a hiking trip with his mother, Edna, and two brothers, Jim (age 6) and Bill (age 10), near their campsite at the now-closed Deep Lake Resort in Stevens County. Bill left the logging road they were walking on to check out a creek and Edna followed him, telling Jim and Bobby to wait on the road. But Jim didn't listen and followed the pair down to the creek, leaving Bobby alone. They were at the creek, 100-150 feet from the road, for about 5 minutes. When they returned, Bobby was gone.

An extensive search, involving bloodhounds and 4,000 volunteers, turned up no indication of his whereabouts, not even footprints. Dogs traced his scent for a couple of miles, but then lost it.

At the time of his disappearance, Bobby was 2'8", 30 pounds, with blond hair. He was wearing blue shorts and was barefoot.

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The Doe Network: Case File 1386DFWA

Bobby Panknin – The Charley Project

In 1963, little Bobby Panknin vanished on a family camping trip
 
He disappeared from a resort in Washington. Does anyone know what state his family actually lived in? Is there anyway he might have thought he was from California? Could the have lived in a town called California? California Street? Did they actually live in California?
 
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He disappeared from a resort in Washington. Does anyone know what state his family actually lived in? Is there anyway he might have thought he was from California? Could the have lived in a town called California? California Street? Did they actually live in California?

The article I linked in the first post says they were from Washington state, from Spokane. Bobby's father later worked in Colville and the family moved to Elma sometime after that.
 
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There is a California st in Spokane. I just saw it on Google maps. There are houses on it.
 
There is a California st in Spokane. I just saw it on Google maps. There are houses on it.

Sorry, I missed what made you think he was somehow related to California or California Street?
 
Bumping for Bobby as we approach the 57th anniversary of his disappearance
 

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