Valen Roy Hotomanie, 23, was reported missing from Wolf Point, Montana. Official records describe him as an American Indian/Alaska Native man with black hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 11 inches and about 145 pounds.

At the time he vanished Valen was reportedly wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and a blue jacket with HOTOMANIE across the back. Some secondary reports allege two people beat him and threw him from a bridge into the Missouri River south of town; those reports say suspects were arrested about a month later on aggravated assault charges but were released and Valen’s body was never recovered. The Roosevelt County Sheriff/Coroner’s Office is the investigating agency and the Montana DOJ listing directs anyone with information to contact local law enforcement or the Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse.

Does anyone who knew Valen or who lived in Wolf Point in November 1995 have information that could help clarify what happened?