Daniel Harold Muttscheller was 31 when he disappeared from the Saginaw, Michigan area in the winter of 1982. His last known contact was on or around February 13, 1982; the family first raised the alarm when he failed to collect his disability check that month, a departure from his usual routine. Family members last saw him on Christmas Day 1981 in Au Gres, Michigan.

A Vietnam veteran who enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17, Daniel struggled with mental health issues and drug use after returning about 1970. He was described as 6 feet 2 inches, about 200 pounds, with long reddish-auburn hair, a full beard, brown eyes, a scar on his right hand and a tattoo on his right forearm reading Marine Corps #2404376. Searches by family and law enforcement in the Saginaw area turned up no clues: no note, no witnesses, and no evidence of foul play.

The Saginaw Police Department continues to list the case as open. If anyone knew Daniel’s whereabouts in early 1982 or has information about his movements after Christmas 1981, please come forward.