Robert Heintz was 12 when he disappeared into the northern Ontario bush on December 1, 1982. He was living at the New Horizons Boys Home in Kearns and attended Larder Lake Public School. During the lunch hour he and several other boys left the school to go into the woods with a reported plan to run away and hide.

Robert was last seen that morning wearing a jean jacket and running shoes, poorly dressed for the cold. The other boys returned the next day cold and hungry; they said an argument about the size of their campfire led Robert to walk off alone deeper into the bush and he was not seen again. A driver who later gave the boys a ride described them as disturbed and frightened. He was about 4 feet 9 inches tall and weighed roughly 90 pounds at the time.

Key details remain unsettled and the family and community continue to seek answers about what happened after he walked into the woods. If anyone has information about Robert’s movements that day or remembers seeing him in the area, please come forward.