Paul Victor Tomasso, 56, was last seen on February 13, 2014, in Heber-Overgaard, Arizona, at a Circle K on Highway 260. Wearing beige cargo pants, a dark long-sleeved shirt and a dark vest, he was preparing for a solo hiking trip into the Tonto National Forest and often carried sunglasses on a custom necklace. Cell phone and GPS records show he drove a white 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser southeast toward the community of Young and parked off Highway 288, where he left a handwritten note saying he planned a four- to five-day hike beginning that day.

Family assumed he was on the trip until days passed without contact; his brother reported him missing on February 25, 2014. Deputies found the parked vehicle and the note and a large-scale search was launched across remote canyons and ridgelines. No definitive evidence has been found, no remains recovered, and Tomasso has never been located. The case remains unsolved, with the leading theory in the text suggesting an accidental injury and exposure might explain his disappearance.

If anyone was in the Tonto National Forest around February 13, 2014, or has information about Paul’s route or movements, please share what is known.