Russell Carl Sturm, 44, was last seen in the Williams, Oregon, area on July 15, 2005. At the time he was living in a camper on someone else’s property and described as having red or auburn hair, hazel eyes, standing 5 feet 11 inches and weighing about 150 pounds. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation; the official report was not filed until November 26, 2005.

Few concrete leads emerged and the case was entered in national missing persons databases. The available details portray a man living a somewhat transient life, and without witnesses to his departure or clear indications of his intentions the circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear. His family continues to seek answers about what happened to him.

If anyone knew Russell, saw him in July 2005, or has information about where he might have gone, please share what you know.