Robert D. Smith was 70 when he disappeared from Garfield Plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, on November 18, 1997. He was last seen during a hunting trip with his wife; the couple separated while in the woods and Robert did not rejoin her. He was described as about 6 feet 2 inches tall, 214 to 220 pounds, with gray or partly gray hair, blue eyes, a small scar behind his left ear, and wearing a full set of dentures and wire-framed glasses.

On the day he vanished he wore an orange hat and orange vest, a blue coat, green pants and gloves, a white T-shirt and a blue-and-red flannel shirt, and imitation L.L. Bean boots. He reportedly carried a bolt-action .30-06 rifle, and had his wallet and wedding ring with him. A search was conducted but heavy snow fell several days later, hampering efforts. The Maine Warden Service, Northeastern Division, is listed as the investigating agency and a DNA reference from a daughter is on file with the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory.

If anyone was in the Garfield Plantation area on November 18, 1997, or has information about Robert’s movements that day, please share what is known.