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On December 4, 2001, Christopher Nathan Shipley, an 18-year-old freshman at Kansas State University disappeared from Riley County, Kansas. He and two fellow KSU students, Kyle Chapman, 17, and Timothy Michael Bennett, 19, decided to go sailing on Tuttle Creek Lake after their classes. The three friends, all experienced sailors and Eagle Scouts, set out from the Blue Valley Yacht Club in a yellow fifteen-foot racing sailboat owned by Chapman. They were last seen between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. and lef ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 04, 2001
Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Christopher

Nathan Shipley

18

18

5'9 inches

130 lbs

White

Male

Dec 04, 2001

Riley County

Kansas

Riley County

Riley County Police Department

01/27/2026