Monte Dean Stephenson, 56, was last heard from on June 24, 2020, and was reported missing by his sister on July 7, 2020, after about 12 days without contact. He worked for a local transportation company in Durango, Colorado, and investigators noted he had not been in touch with his employer for roughly a month before the missing-person report.

An important early detail: the vehicle Monte was driving, belonging to his mother, was found abandoned at a Durango park and towed on June 12, 2020. More than a year after his last known contact, a citizen found Monte’s wallet in the Animas River within Durango on July 9, 2021; the wallet held his identification, credit cards, and some currency but was severely water damaged and other contents were unidentifiable. The clothing he was last wearing is unknown.

Anyone who saw Monte, knows where he worked or spent time in June 2020, or has information about the vehicle left at the park or the wallet found in the river is asked to come forward.