Henry A. Dodson, listed as 52 when he disappeared, was last seen in Big Pine Key, Florida on March 1, 1997. He was described as a white male between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, 180 to 200 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. Some records note the nickname Hank.

In early March 1997 Dodson told out-of-state family he planned to travel to Maryland to visit relatives and said he would make the trip by bicycle. He never arrived, and there have been no verifiable sightings or communications since his last known contact.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has jurisdiction and the case is MP98976 in NamUS; the Charley Project and other databases maintain profiles to keep the case active. There have been periodic administrative updates, the most recent noted in August 2025, but no substantive developments have been reported and the disappearance remains unresolved.

If anyone in Florida or along routes to Maryland remembers seeing Henry Dodson or a lone bicyclist matching his description in early March 1997, please share what was seen or where he might have been headed.