Michael Costlow Missing Person Case

In the summer of 1981, 32-year-old Michael Willis Costlow was living in Phoenix, Arizona. He was last seen at his residence at 1445 1/2 East Garfield Street in August of that year. Details about his life, his occupation, and his relationships remain scarce, leaving a void in the narrative of his story. His disappearance is a long-standing mystery, marked by a few unsettling clues and decades of unanswered questions. Michael was a white male with light brown hair and blue eyes and wore prescription glasses. A notable physical characteristic was a missing right index finger.

The timeline of his disappearance is frustratingly vague, with the exact date of his last contact being unknown. His case gained a significant but perplexing development on September 30, 1981, when his vehicle, a blue 1971 Dodge Colt with Arizona license plate TXB155, was discovered. The car was found locked and unoccupied in the vast and remote Lake Mead area, a detail that has puzzled investigators and his family for years. Since the discovery of his car, there has been no sign of Michael, and he has not been seen or heard from again.

The investigation into Michael Costlow's disappearance is being handled by the Phoenix Police Department. However, public information about the investigation is very limited. It is a case characterized by a lack of substantial leads or publicly discussed theories. Over the years, his case has been listed in various missing persons' databases, a silent testament to a life interrupted and a family left without answers. The circumstances of his disappearance, a man vanishing from his home with his car later found abandoned in a scenic but desolate location, offer a narrative with no clear direction, leaving only a sense of unresolved loss. The overview of the case is one of a man who seemingly vanished, with the discovery of his locked car near Lake Mead being the last significant clue in a trail that has long since gone cold.
Last Seen: Aug 1, 1981

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Michael Costlow was last seen at his residence in Phoenix

MICHAEL WILLIS COSTLOW: Missing from Phoenix