Three-year-old Roland Jack Spencer III, known as Do-Boy, disappeared from the yard of his family home near Knight Lane and Campbell Road in the Toppenish/Wapato area of the Yakama Indian Reservation on May 25, 1984. He was a Native American child with black hair, brown eyes, a scar on his abdomen, and limited mobility and speech. Roland was mentally disabled, had hearing loss, and suffered from epilepsy that required medication; he could walk only about twelve feet before falling and reportedly knew only the words Mama, Dada, and Do. That day he wore a red long-sleeved t-shirt with white stripes on the sleeves, brown corduroy pants, and tan boots.

An immediate search included draining irrigation ditches and deploying helicopters and canine units, but no trace of Roland was found and the dogs could not pick up a scent. Authorities have long presumed he was abducted by a non-family member. Roland was declared legally dead in 2000. His mother, Celestine Faye Spencer, had gone missing and been found deceased in 1982; her death was ruled accidental hypothermia and her case was later reopened along with other deaths in the area. Does anyone with memories of the Toppenish/Wapato area in 1984 or information about Roland’s disappearance have details to share?