Richard Dean Roberts, 51, then mayor of Hayden, Colorado, disappeared in early 1995 after telling a town clerk on the evening of February 1 that he would miss the upcoming town council meeting. Known also as Dick, Chester, or Dean, Roberts worked as a consultant for oil companies and frequently traveled to visit oil-rig pads, a routine that initially made his absence less alarming.

His gray and white Ford pickup was later found abandoned in the remote Utah desert near the Colorado line. Investigators reported his wallet, car keys, and a .22-caliber rifle were missing. Three indistinct footprints were noted nearby, and several fingerprints were lifted from the truck; most were identified but one set remained unknown. Beyond those items, little evidence was recovered.

The lack of concrete clues has left the case cold and Roberts unlocated. Did anyone in the Hayden area or on the oil-rig routes around February 1995 see Roberts or his pickup?