Michael William Doane, 47, left his Las Vegas home after an argument with his live-in girlfriend on the morning of January 28, 2009, and was never heard from again. He had been unemployed for some time and was reportedly depressed. Family members say he may have driven toward Indian Springs to clear his head, and there is a record of an attempted call to his girlfriend that did not connect.

The next day a park ranger found Michael’s vehicle abandoned in a remote area of the Desert National Wildlife Range, about 40 miles east of Interstate 95 and Lee Canyon Road. Investigators noted a single set of footprints leading away from the car into the wilderness. Search efforts followed, including a later organized search with roughly 20 people on horseback and 15 family members on foot, but no sign of Michael or his belongings was reported.

At the time he disappeared Michael was described as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches to 5 feet 11 inches, 170 to 205 pounds, brown hair with some gray at the temples, and blue eyes. Distinctive tattoos included a Beatles image on his right shoulder, a Tasmanian Devil on his left shoulder, an eagle on his back, and a longhorn skull on his chest. He was last seen in a yellow jacket, blue jeans, and black shoes.

Does anyone who was in the Desert National Wildlife Range around late January 2009 recall seeing Michael, his vehicle, or footprints in that area?