Charles Bretzman, 62 and known to some as Charlie or Tince, was last seen at his Phoenix home near 7th Street and Union Hills on October 2, 2007, about 10:30 a.m. He was said to be planning a camping trip to the Turkey Creek area of the Bradshaw Mountains in Yavapai County and left wearing a brown and blue checkered flannel shirt with quilted lining, blue jeans, a baseball cap, white Reebok shoes, and an old Russian tank commander watch. He had distinguishing marks including a deformed right index fingernail, pierced ears, surgical scars on his abdomen and faded blue tattoos on his right upper arm and left upper wrist.

A pocketknife and a large blue tarp were believed to have been with him. His 1990 black Jeep Wrangler — chrome bumpers and grill, bikini top, lift kit, and a two-inch metal grasshopper ornament on the dashboard — was found abandoned in a remote area between Minnehaha and Wagoner in Yavapai County in April 2008, but there has been no confirmed trace of him since. His medical condition that might require medication added concern to the disappearance.

Anyone with information about Charles, his campsite plans, or who may have seen that Jeep in October 2007 or April 2008 is asked to come forward.