Donald Ferry Shafer, known as Don, was 15 when he vanished from Dickson City, Pennsylvania, on March 9, 1981. He reportedly told people he was going to his fort and asked a cousin to join him; she declined. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt, black jeans and sneakers, and may have carried a small tan bag marked Yellowstone Boys Ranch.

Described as a Caucasian male about 6 feet tall and 120–130 pounds, he had very dark brown or black hair and brown eyes. Reports mention a possible homemade tattoo of a bomb with the letter D on his left arm or shoulder, but that detail is unconfirmed. Don had a history of running away and had spent time at the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch in Billings, Montana; he had previously run away several times trying to reach a sister in Wyoming and also had ties to New Jersey.

Family members reportedly sought help soon after he disappeared, yet an official law enforcement report was not filed until 2013, which hampered early investigative leads and left the case cold with few public details. Does anyone have memories, photos, or information about Don’s last known movements or the fort he mentioned?