Missing Michael Larry Madden

Description at Time of Disappearance:

Date Missing: August 10, 1996 from Sonora, Tuolumne County, California.
Date of Birth: January 22, 1976
Age at Disappearance: 20
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Race/Sex: White Male
AKA/Alias: Mike

Michael has a 3" surgical scar on his left collar bone. He was last seen wearing a T-shirt, shorts, a San
Francisco Giants or 49ers ball cap. He would have been wearing either his tennis shoes or hiking boots and
possibly a watch. Dental X-Rays are available.

Details:
Michael had set up camp at Sand Bar Flat along the Stanislaus River's main fork west of Beardsley Reservoir
in Tuolumne County. Some friends were expected to join him the next day to do some fishing. His friends
arrived at the camp the next day to find Michael's camp intact, but Michael and his dog Matilda, were
missing.
Later, a strange man walked out of the woods carrying a gun, he confronted the young men asking who they
were and if they were looking for "Mikey". The young men waited six hours for Michael to return while the
stranger sat on a nearby tree stump cocking the pistol The friends believe he may have been wearing
Michael's boot's.
Four days later, the dog Matilda, worn out and dehydrated showed up back at camp. She was unable to lead
Authorities to Michael as hoped. He has not been seen or heard from since.

Contact Agency:
Tuolumne CountySheriff's Department
(209) 533-5815, (209) 533-5822
Case# 962967
NCIC# M-953354793