Jason Lee Cruz was 24 when he disappeared from Vancouver, Washington, in late spring 1998. Family members reported him missing on May 27, 1998 after about a week without contact, which they described as out of character. Clark County detectives early on suspected foul play and considered that the crime may have occurred within Vancouver.

Years later hunters in Skamania County found human remains that were later identified as Jason’s skull and jaw, confirming he was deceased. The rest of his body has not been recovered, and investigators classify the case as an unsolved homicide. The move from Vancouver to the remote find site raises unanswered questions about what happened in Jason’s final days and why his remains were left in rugged terrain.

Anyone who knew Jason, saw him in Vancouver in May 1998, or has information about activity in the area between Vancouver and Skamania County is asked to come forward.