Account
Aug 25, 2020
Jan 12, 2024
Montie
Lane
53
34
67 inches
140 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the quiet community of Dahlgren, Virginia, a family was forever changed by the disappearance of 34-year-old Montie Edward Lane. On February 27, 2005, all contact with Montie ceased, leaving his loved ones in a state of perpetual uncertainty. At the time he went missing, Montie was described as a white male, standing at 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds. He had brown hair and blue eyes, and a distinctive scar on the top of his left ear, a lasting reminder of a car accident from years prior. The day he was last seen, the details of his clothing and his intended destination were unknown, adding to the layers of mystery that would shroud his case for years to come. The circumstances leading up to Montie's disappearance remain unclear, with official records simply noting that February 27, 2005, was the date of last contact. For over a decade and a half, his case grew cold, a silent testament to a life interrupted. It wasn't until August 21, 2020, that a formal report was filed with the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office in Oklahoma, prompting the creation of a public case file for Montie on August 25, 2020. This revived effort brought his story into the digital age, with his information being entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), a national database for missing persons. The hope was that this renewed attention and the power of shared information could finally shed light on what happened to Montie. Despite the passage of time, the investigation into Montie Lane's whereabouts is ongoing. The Wagoner County Sheriff's Office is the primary agency handling his case, a testament to the fact that even years later, law enforcement continues to seek answers. The official record offers no indication of foul play, nor does it provide any clues as to where he might have gone. The lack of information about his clothing or any vehicle he might have been driving has made the search incredibly challenging for investigators. The case of Montie Edward Lane is a poignant story of a man who vanished, leaving behind a family to grapple with the unknown and a community to wonder what became of one of their own. His disappearance serves as a somber overview of the difficulties that can arise in a missing person's case when there are few leads and the trail has long gone cold.
Feb 27, 2005
Dahlgren
Virginia
King George County
Unknown
90556
Wagoner County Sheriff's Office
Wagoner
Oklahoma
Wagoner County
74467
Joel Weber
Investigator
307 East Cherokee Street, Wagoner OK 74467, Oklahoma
9184853124
County
Law Enforcement
20-0983
2020-08-21
Wagoner County Sheriff's Office
8575
Brown
Blue
Blue
06/19/2026
