Allen Clarence Theis, 52, of Eden Valley, Minnesota, went missing while on a hunting and rock-collecting trip in Lewistown, Montana, in November 2003. He checked into the Super 8 on November 22 for a planned two-night stay but never checked out. Family reported him missing on November 26 after he failed to return and most of his personal effects remained in the motel room; only his rifle and hunting clothes were gone.

A search located Theis’s truck parked near the Stafford Ferry on the Missouri River; inside were an empty rifle case and a pair of boots on the floor. Extensive searches of the surrounding area turned up no other clues. He had lived near the area years earlier but had not returned for a long time. With no new evidence or contact, he was later declared legally dead eight years after he was last seen.

Did anyone who hunted or explored near the Stafford Ferry in late November 2003 notice anything unusual that week?