Richard Anthony Greyeyes Missing Person Case

Richard Anthony Greyeyes was 42 years old when he disappeared from Calgary, Alberta, on August 1, 2007. The official Canada’s Missing case record states that Greyeyes, an Indigenous male born in 1965, was last seen at approximately 9:00 a.m. at his residence in Calgary. Beyond that brief but important detail, very little has been publicly released about the circumstances surrounding the final confirmed sighting. The available record does not describe what Greyeyes was doing that morning, whether he was preparing to leave the residence, where he may have intended to go, or whether anyone accompanied him. It also does not identify a vehicle connected with his disappearance or provide a publicly documented sequence of events after he was last seen. What began as an otherwise ordinary morning therefore became the starting point of a disappearance that has remained surrounded by unanswered questions.

At the time he disappeared, Greyeyes was described as approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds, with a medium build, brown hair, and eyes described as blue or grey. Investigators also recorded two identifying scars that could be particularly important in recognizing him. One scar was located on his neck, while another was on the knuckles of his left hand and was reportedly caused by a curling iron. The national missing-person record does not provide a description of the clothing he was wearing when he was last seen. These physical characteristics and scars consequently remain some of the most specific identifying information publicly available in the case. Photographs of Greyeyes have also been maintained as part of his official missing-person record so that members of the public who may recognize him can compare those images with their memories or information they have encountered.

The scarcity of publicly available circumstances makes Greyeyes's disappearance especially difficult to reconstruct. There is no detailed public account explaining whether his absence was immediately considered unusual, who first reported him missing, what searches were conducted during the initial investigation, or whether investigators developed particular locations of interest. The national record likewise does not publicly identify a suspect, describe evidence suggesting that another person was involved, or provide a theory explaining what may have happened after Greyeyes was last seen at his Calgary residence. Because so little of the investigative history has been made public, it is important not to fill those gaps with speculation. What can be established is that the last documented point in his story remains his residence in Calgary at about 9:00 on the morning of August 1, 2007, after which his whereabouts became unknown.

The Calgary Police Service is the investigating agency identified in the national record, where the case is associated with police reference number LG08416137. Authorities continue to ask anyone possessing information about Greyeyes or the circumstances surrounding his disappearance to contact the Calgary Police Service; information may also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers. Even seemingly minor recollections from the period surrounding his disappearance could be significant when a case has so few publicly documented details. In overview, Richard Anthony Greyeyes was a 42-year-old Calgary man whose last known whereabouts were his own residence at approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 1, 2007. His physical description and distinctive scars remain documented, but the events that followed that morning have never been publicly explained, leaving a long-standing mystery centered on a man who seemingly vanished without a clearly documented trail and a family and community left without the answers that could explain what happened to him.
Last Seen: Aug 1, 2007

Canada's Missing - RCMP case 2014005182