Michael Allen Jarvi, 28, left Naselle, Washington, in March 2002 intending to meet a cousin in Astoria on March 22 but never arrived. The last confirmed sighting was March 23, 2002, in the 9000 block of north Sycamore Street in Portland. He is described as white, 6 feet 1 inch, 160–170 pounds, blond hair, hazel eyes, possibly with a mustache, beard, or goatee, and a cleft or dimple in his chin. He was reportedly wearing a blue and black Columbian Sportswear jacket, white t-shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

His red Ford Escort was found abandoned the next day in an old RV trailer park beside a county park in Sutherlin; a witness says they gave a man matching his description a ride to Roseburg after the vehicle allegedly broke down. Other unconfirmed sightings followed in Mount Hood, Government Camp, Hermiston and Borden. Michael had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1995 and was not carrying his medication; all his personal effects remained at home and his family found a DVD club subscription paid through 2005. Authorities in Washington are handling the investigation and his family believes he may be homeless.

Did anyone in Oregon or along the I-5 corridor see Michael around March 22–24, 2002?