Billy J. Lange, 60, known to some as Wild Bill, was last seen in early March 2016 near Binger, Oklahoma, after running routine errands. He worked as a ranch hand in nearby Hinton and that day stopped at a Hinton tire shop to order tires and at a convenience store for coffee. The following day his gold Chevrolet S-10 pickup was found abandoned on the eastbound side of Interstate 40, just west of the Calumet exit near mile marker 115.

The truck had damage to the driver’s side window and stickers on the back window and still contained Billy’s keys, cigarettes, and the eyeglasses he needed for work. Those items prompted concern because they were the personal effects he typically carried. Investigators considered that the vehicle might have broken down and that he could have tried to hitchhike, but Billy has not been heard from since and his family believes foul play was involved.

The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation list the case as endangered missing and continue to treat it as active. Few concrete leads have produced answers, and the circumstances around his disappearance remain unexplained. If anyone knew Billy, saw his truck near mile marker 115 in March 2016, or has information about his movements that day, please come forward.