In 2004, 9-year-old David Gonzales vanished from his mother’s sight in San Bernardino National Forest. In 2006, 8-year-old Samuel Boehlke disappeared from his father’s line of vision over a hilltop in Crater Lake National Park. Though the stories of these two boys are not connected, their fates remain mysteries that haunt the recreation spaces they were last seen in.
David Gonzales
David Gonzales Search News Article Clipping
Samuel Boehlke
Sam Boehlke Age Progression
San Bernardino National Forest Map
Crater Lake National Park Map
San Bernardino National Forest
Crater Lake National Park
Episode Source Material
- NPS: Cold Cases
- KOBI 5 (Klamath Falls, OR): Missing boy remembered in documentary, by Newsroom staff.
- Missing NPF: Sammy Boehlke still missing at/near Crater Lake National Park
- Reddit – Unresolved Mysteries: Where is Samuel Boehlke? [thread].
- NC Missing Persons: Samual Boehlke
- Strange Outdoors: The strange disappearance of Sammy Boehlke from Crater Lake National Park
- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA): Search to seek remains of missing 8-year-old boy, by news services.
- Herald and News (Klamath Falls, OR): Remains of Long Missing Body at Crater Lake, by Lee Juillerat.
- Mail Tribune (Medford, OR): Since You Asked.
- The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA): DISAPPEARANCE: Wildlife experts studying the boy’s remains say scavenging animals made the marks, by Richard Brooks.
- The Spokesman-Review: Rescue attempts draw eye to plan, by Jeff Barnard.
- The Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA): Search efforts scaled back, by Jeff Barnard.
- Statesman Journal (Salem, OR): Ceremony marks ends of search for boy missing at Crater Lake, by Associated Press.
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR): Remembering a little boy lost, by Matthew Preusch.
- The World (Coos Bay, OR): Park Service says ‘limited search’ to continue for boy missing at Crater Lake, by Associated Press.
- Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, OR): Hope remains for missing boy, by Jeff Barnard.
- Herald and News (Klamath Falls, OR): Keeping hope alive, by Laura McVicker.
- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA): Young hiker still missing at Crater Lake, by Associated Press.
- The World (Coos Bay, OR): No sign of Portland boy missing at Crater Lake, by Jeff Barnard.
- Portland Mountain Rescue: PMR joins others in search for missing 8 year old at Crater Lake.
- The Los Angeles Times: Expert finds no signs that animal killed boy.
- The Los Angeles Times: Missing Riverside County Boy, 9, Might Have Been Attacked by Cougar, by Lance Pugmire and Veronica Torrejon.
- KATU 2 ABC (Portland, OR): Teams fan out at Crater Lake in search for boy, by Associated Press.
- The Los Angeles Times: Boy’s Remains Identified; Cause of Death Still Uncertain, by Lance Pugmire and Veronica Torrejon.
- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA): Helicopters join search at Crater Lake park for missing Oregon boy, by Seattle Times Staff.
- Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT): Remains could be those of missing Lake Elsinore boy, by Dierdre Newman.
- Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA): Search called off for boy missing in wilderness, by Associated Press.
- Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA): Investigator picks up search for lost boy, by Associated Press.
- The Los Angeles Times: Reward offered for boy who vanished July 31, by Times Staff Reports.
- The Los Angeles Times: After nine days yield no clues, search for missing boy cut back, by Daniel Hernandez.
- The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA): Fears rise as search for missing boy continues, by Ben Fox.
- The Los Angeles Times: All options are open in search for 9-year-old.
- The Los Angeles Times: Hope running out as search continues for missing boy, 9, by Steve Hymon.
- The Los Angeles Times: New Leads Give Hope for Boy Missing in Mountains, by Louis Sahagun.
- The Los Angeles Times: Family and searchers cling to hope, by Lance Pugmire and Monte Morin.
- ABC News: Search for Young Boy Now in 4th Day, by ABC News via GMA.
- Visalia Times-Delta (Visalia, CA): Searchers roam SoCal mountaintop area for missing 9-year-old boy, by Associated Press.
- The Los Angeles Times: Boy’s searchers learn they had the wrong shoe prints, by Louis Sahagun and Monte Morin.
- San Bernardino National Forest Facts
- Hanna Flat Family Campground Facts
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