Christopher Giauque, 36, was last seen on August 9, 2003, in the Spyrock Road area near Laytonville, California. A Salmon Creek resident who worked in cannabis cultivation and was on probation for related charges, he went that day to meet an associate near the Iron Peak lookout to settle a substantial financial transaction. Several people reportedly knew about the deal, and investigators have long suspected that knowledge of the payment may have made him a target for robbery.

Giauque’s blue Toyota pickup was found abandoned the next day, August 10, on the Avenue of the Giants near Elk Creek Road, about 50 miles from Spyrock. There were suspicions a second vehicle had followed him and that, after his truck was abandoned, the person responsible was picked up by an accomplice. Despite extensive searches and investigations, his body has never been found and no arrests have been announced; he was declared dead in 2010.

His father, Bob Giauque, has actively pursued answers and has offered a substantial reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. What verifiable information do readers have about Christopher’s movements or the people involved in that Iron Peak transaction?