Account
Feb 18, 2019
Oct 12, 2022
Stephen
Mason
70
52
67 inches
150 lbs
155 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the summer of 2006, 52-year-old Stephen Michael Mason, a man with a deep familiarity and love for the outdoors, vanished into the dense wilderness of the Olympic National Forest near Sequim, Washington. An experienced camper and fisherman, he was last seen on June 20, 2006, at the Dungeness-Forks Campground, a place he knew well and had frequented for extended stays. The days leading up to his disappearance were marked by some personal turmoil. He and his wife had been camping together when an argument prompted her to leave the campsite. The following day, Stephen visited a friend, asking them to return his vehicle and his wife's purse to her before the friend drove him back to the campground. This was the last confirmed time he was seen by someone he knew. It wasn't until June 29th, nine days after he was last seen, that his mother and her husband reported him missing to the Clallam County Sheriff's Department. This delay may have impacted the initial search efforts. A two-day search of the rugged terrain commenced, with ground crews and helicopters from the Coast Guard scouring the area. Searchers discovered a cache of his food and supplies at his campsite, seemingly untouched, but there was no sign of Stephen himself. Known as "Mike" to his friends, he was a handyman at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Sequim and was not known to be someone who would simply disappear without a word. The lack of communication was deeply concerning to his family, particularly the absence of his customary Mother's Day call. Years have passed since Stephen Mason's disappearance, and the case remains an open investigation with the Clallam County Sheriff's Department. His family, including a son and a daughter, have been left with a painful void and little hope of him being found alive. They have offered a reward for any information that could lead to answers and bring them a sense of closure. Over the years, there has been speculation about a possible connection to the serial killer Israel Keyes, who was known to be in the area around the time of Stephen's disappearance; however, the FBI has stated there is no link between Keyes and this case. No suspects have ever been publicly named, and no arrests have been made, leaving his loved ones with unanswered questions and the enduring mystery of what happened in the vast wilderness he knew so well.
Jun 20, 2006
Sequim
Washington
Clallam County
No
47272
Clallam County Sheriff's Department
Port Angeles
Washington
Clallam County
98362
Amy Bundy
Sergeant
223 East 4th Street, Washington
3604172459
County
Law Enforcement
200606855
Clallam County Sheriff's Department
na
Gray or Partially Gray
Blue
Blue
06/19/2026
