





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
Dental Records available
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 a 49ers ball cap. He would have been
wearing either his tennis shoes, or hiking boots, and possibly a watch.
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
Michael Larry Madden
MISSING PERSON