Richard Lee Bennett was 39 when he vanished from the Soldotna/Sterling area of Alaska in spring 2005. His family last heard from him in April, but his final confirmed activity was a ten-dollar ATM withdrawal at a Fred Meyer in Soldotna on May 27, 2005. At the time he lived alone in a trailer near the Kenai River and had been sending job applications using a neighbor’s fax machine.

Concerned by his prolonged silence, family checked his trailer on August 29, 2005, and found his belongings packed as if he were preparing to leave, yet his vehicles remained in the driveway. The Alaska State Troopers were notified and a report was filed on August 30, 2005. Years later human remains were recovered and initially believed to be Richard; his family arranged a burial, but a 2014 review showed the DNA did not match and the remains were not him.

What information do readers have about Richard’s movements in late May 2005 or anyone who may have seen him around Soldotna or Sterling?