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Thayne Smika Missing Person Case

Last seen in Denver, Colorado on Oct 01, 1986

Victim Details

Mar 03, 2011

Jan 12, 2024

Thayne

Smika

66

27

70 inches

72 inches

145 lbs

155 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 01, 1986

Denver

Colorado

Denver County

80246

9740

Boulder Police Department

Boulder

Colorado

Boulder County

80301

Jeremy Frenzen

Detective

1805 33rd Street, Colorado

3034413333

Local

Law Enforcement

https://bouldercolorado.gov/police

83-7907

1986-10-01

Boulder Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/26/2026


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In the autumn of 1986, a 27-year-old man named Thayne Alan Smika moved out of his Denver, Colorado, home and effectively vanished. He was last seen on October 1, 1986, a man with brown, curly hair and a full beard, leaving behind a life that was quietly unraveling. His disappearance was not immediately treated as that of a typical missing person, as it was intertwined with serious legal troubles. At the time he went missing, Smika was facing an arrest warrant for forgery, a charge stemming from ...
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Last Seen: Oct 01, 1986

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  • Sid Wells Took Thayne Smika As A Roommate
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    Did anyone else find it odd that Smika's car was found all the way in Hollywood? I mean, if he was t... ...Read More
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