Shane Kelly Turner was 26 when he disappeared from his Grand Junction, Colorado, home in the spring of 1997. On the evening of May 21 he was having dinner with his girlfriend when he took a phone call from a man who identified himself as a park ranger and said he needed to speak with Shane about a complaint at Highline State Park. The caller told Shane to meet him outside the residence; Shane went inside to get a flannel shirt and never came back.

Shane was last seen leaving his apartment at 540 29 Road with an unidentified man in a white truck, possibly a Ford. The vehicle was later identified as a 1995 white Ford pickup that had been stolen from Colorado State Parks and was eventually recovered. The caller reportedly suggested Shane might need to be blindfolded, and investigators believe the encounter was deceptive and premeditated. Shane’s body has never been found, and authorities regard foul play as likely.

Suspicion has focused on the girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, a former park ranger who is now deceased and is considered by some to be the likely person responsible. The investigation remains open. If anyone knew Shane, saw that 1995 white Ford pickup in the Grand Junction area on or after May 21, 1997, or has other information, please come forward.