Robert Jerome Brand, a 64-year-old man, was last seen on May 01, 1995, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula after closing up a trailer he used as a fishing cottage. A resident of Howard City, Montcalm County, Brand enjoyed fishing trips to Isle Royale National Park. He was 5 feet 11 inches, about 200 pounds, with graying hair that may have been partially bald, blue eyes, bifocal eyeglasses, dentures and a limp from childhood polio.

When Brand was last seen he left behind his car, boats and other personal belongings at the site. His only income was Social Security, and payments stopped after his disappearance; his family says he never tried to have them reinstated. His son reported him missing in July 1995. Family members described Brand as in good health and not suicidal, saying it would have been out of character for him to abandon his life.

Investigators have found no record of Brand contacting law enforcement since he vanished. Fingerprint and dental records exist for comparison, but no DNA profile is available. Authorities are treating the case as suspicious and investigating it as a potential homicide. The case remains open with few significant leads, leaving the family without answers and Brand’s disappearance unexplained. If anyone has information about Robert Brand’s movements around May 01, 1995, or his time in the Upper Peninsula, contact the investigating agency.