Michael Joseph Owen, also known as Michael Owen and sometimes using the name Brian Jacobson, is a transient man last associated with Leadville, Colorado, San Diego, California, and Hawaii. Official records list January 1, 1978 as his last-seen date, but anecdotal accounts place him in Leadville as late as 1982, creating a significant timeline discrepancy. He was 30 when he went missing, with brown hair, blue eyes, about five feet tall and 140 to 150 pounds.

Those who knew him described a love of surfing and long hair; he struggled with mental illness and drug use. In Leadville he was reported to have lived in a pink church, and while in Hawaii he was said to have driven a white van. The Maui County Police Department and Coroner are listed as managing the investigation, reflecting his known Hawaii ties. Few firm leads are available and the gaps in his movements make the case difficult to reconstruct.

Did anyone in Leadville, San Diego, or Maui know Michael, Brian, or recall seeing a white van matching that description around the early 1980s?