Dakota Valkyrie
December 19th, 2008, 03:33 PM
Merced detectives have no leads in 1993 case of two missing co-workers.
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Paul Armstrong is missing along with Steven Lombard.
Steven Lincoln Lombard, was a 6-foot-tall athletic man with a light red mustache who spent his time panning for gold. He liked sub sandwiches and pizza, but there was nothing he liked more than his maroon and white 1965 Ford F250 pickup.
Fifteen years ago this week, that hard-working 33-year-old outdoorsman and another man, 28-year-old Paul Armstrong, vanished without a trace.
Law enforcement and the families of the missing men have remained perplexed ever since.
The men disappeared the morning of Dec. 17, 1993. The case is unusually strange because even though they both worked at RTS Towing, they weren't close friends.
Armstrong was last seen at his home by his girlfriend as she left for work at 7:45 a.m.
About an hour later, Armstrong's brother stopped by. He found the house empty, with Armstrong's wallet still there. That day, Armstrong also failed to keep a lunch date with his girlfriend.
About two hours after Armstrong was last seen, Lombard left his house to pick up his paycheck at the towing yard. He made it to work, although he was unable to get his check due to a clerical error.
He left work and had made arrangements to meet his wife to go Christmas shopping. He never made it to that appointment.
The next morning, Lombard's truck was found in a K-Mart parking lot. The truck's keys were inside, along with a cup of coffee in the console holder. The truck's windows were rolled down, and the door was unlocked.
Merced County sheriff's spokesman Tom MacKenzie said the status of the case has changed in recent years from a missing persons case to homicide. Still, the case remains at a standstill, and MacKenzie said there have been no significant breaks in the case.
"They just disappeared. It's hard to say if it was voluntary or an abduction," MacKenzie said. "But somebody out there knows what was going on and what happened."
The department took DNA samples from the men's family members, which were sent to a lab for testing. The DNA samples could be helpful if an unidentified body is found or if investigators receive new leads about their whereabouts.
"We pretty much hit a brick wall. We've exhausted all investigative leads that we can," MacKenzie said. "That's why we're asking anyone with any information to call us."
Sheriff's investigators are asking anyone with information about the case to call sheriff's Detective Lane Clark at (209) 385-7472 or by calling the department at (209) 385-7445. Callers can remain anonymous.http://www.mercedsunstar.com/168/story/601927.html
I wonder if the two are tied together or just a weird coincidence?
http://i43.tinypic.com/28gs3nl.jpghttp://i42.tinypic.com/11llwt3.jpg
Paul Armstrong is missing along with Steven Lombard.
Steven Lincoln Lombard, was a 6-foot-tall athletic man with a light red mustache who spent his time panning for gold. He liked sub sandwiches and pizza, but there was nothing he liked more than his maroon and white 1965 Ford F250 pickup.
Fifteen years ago this week, that hard-working 33-year-old outdoorsman and another man, 28-year-old Paul Armstrong, vanished without a trace.
Law enforcement and the families of the missing men have remained perplexed ever since.
The men disappeared the morning of Dec. 17, 1993. The case is unusually strange because even though they both worked at RTS Towing, they weren't close friends.
Armstrong was last seen at his home by his girlfriend as she left for work at 7:45 a.m.
About an hour later, Armstrong's brother stopped by. He found the house empty, with Armstrong's wallet still there. That day, Armstrong also failed to keep a lunch date with his girlfriend.
About two hours after Armstrong was last seen, Lombard left his house to pick up his paycheck at the towing yard. He made it to work, although he was unable to get his check due to a clerical error.
He left work and had made arrangements to meet his wife to go Christmas shopping. He never made it to that appointment.
The next morning, Lombard's truck was found in a K-Mart parking lot. The truck's keys were inside, along with a cup of coffee in the console holder. The truck's windows were rolled down, and the door was unlocked.
Merced County sheriff's spokesman Tom MacKenzie said the status of the case has changed in recent years from a missing persons case to homicide. Still, the case remains at a standstill, and MacKenzie said there have been no significant breaks in the case.
"They just disappeared. It's hard to say if it was voluntary or an abduction," MacKenzie said. "But somebody out there knows what was going on and what happened."
The department took DNA samples from the men's family members, which were sent to a lab for testing. The DNA samples could be helpful if an unidentified body is found or if investigators receive new leads about their whereabouts.
"We pretty much hit a brick wall. We've exhausted all investigative leads that we can," MacKenzie said. "That's why we're asking anyone with any information to call us."
Sheriff's investigators are asking anyone with information about the case to call sheriff's Detective Lane Clark at (209) 385-7472 or by calling the department at (209) 385-7445. Callers can remain anonymous.http://www.mercedsunstar.com/168/story/601927.html
I wonder if the two are tied together or just a weird coincidence?