Patrick Lee Ghering was 20 when he disappeared from Gillette, Wyoming, on October 19, 1997. His disappearance is closely tied to that of his 14-year-old girlfriend Amanda Gallion, who had gone missing six days earlier on October 13. Patrick told investigators he last saw Amanda around 7:15 a.m. the morning she vanished; police questioned him and suspected he was withholding information but uncovered no breakthroughs.

Patrick’s own car was later found abandoned on the side of the road in a disoriented position, a detail that raised concerns the two disappearances could be connected. Neither Patrick nor Amanda has been seen or heard from since, and neither Social Security number has been used, suggesting they did not establish new identities. Both remain classified as endangered missing and the cases are open with foul play suspected but no conclusive evidence publicized.

Did anyone in Gillette around mid-October 1997 see Patrick’s vehicle or notice either of them before they disappeared?