Barbara Bolick was last seen near the Bear Creek Overlook in the Bitterroot Mountains, west of Victor in Montana on Wednesday, July 18, 2007. As of 2023, her current age would be 71. She is 5'0", 115 lbs, Caucasian brown eyes, red/auburn hair, and pierced ears. She was last seen wearing a pastel-colored shirt, tan shorts, and had a black colored backpack. She was hiking with a partner and when they turned around, she was gone. No sign of her was found in the area which was searched by SAR personnel, volunteers and search dogs.  

If you believe you might have any information or if you have any questions about the investigation you are encouraged to contact MCSO Special Agent Norm Wight (406) 830-7006 or RCSO Lt. Zae Hudson (406) 375-4020.

On  or about July 1, 1991, Iva and Kenneth Cheetham, from Washington State, were shot and killed near Lake Inez north of Missoula. Their van was found at the end of a new logging road on August 5, 1991 and their bodies were found about two miles south of the van on September 11, 1991. A Hitachi VM-5200A video camera was stolen from the van and has never been recovered.

If you have any information that might help solve this Cold Case, please contact Missoula County Sheriff's Office at (406) 258-3348.

On November 6, 2001, there was a triple homicide in Florence, MT, at The Hair Gallery Beauty Salon. Victims were Dorothy Harris, Brenda Patch and Cynthia Paulus. The Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office has recently requested the assistance of the Missoula County Cold Case Unit.

If you have any information that might help solve this Cold Case, please contact Missoula County Sheriff's Office at (406) 258-3348.

In the early morning hours of May 2, 1990, Bertha Scott was killed in her room at the Riverside Health Care Facility, which is on East Broadway in Missoula. In the early morning hours of July 1, 1990, Nancy Lagerquist was taken from her room at the same facility, murdered, and then thrown into the river. Both victims were elderly and infirm.

If you have any information that might help solve this Cold Case, please contact Missoula County Sheriff's Office at (406) 258-3348.

In the early morning hours of Monday, September 30, 1996, Clifford Lee Nelson was murdered by gunfire in his home in Seeley Lake, Montana. Mr. Nelson was a highly respected teacher and member of the community. He had been named “Teacher of the Year” for the entire State of Montana for 1981. The loss of this educator affected many in this town.

If you have any information that might help solve this Cold Case, please contact Missoula County Sheriff's Office at (406) 258-3348.

The Missoula County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit is providing assistance to the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office in hopes to identify unidentified remains recovered in the Bitterroot National Forest on July 8, 2010.  The remains were located near St.Mary’s Peak (closest town Stevensville, Montana).   

Please look at the photos below and see if you recognize any of the items.  If you believe you might have any information or if you have any questions about the investigation you are encouraged to contact MCSO Special Agent Norm Wight (406) 830-7006 or RCSO Lt. Zae Hudson (406) 375-4020.

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, at around 8:30 p.m., a jogger found Susan Wood lying unconscious on Coal Mine Road, near the intersection with Otis Street, in Missoula.  The responding officers first believed Susie had been a victim of a hit and run.  However, the investigation quickly determined that she had sustained blunt force trauma injuries not consistent with a pedestrian being hit by a car.  Susie was transported to St. Patrick's Medical Center.   Unfortunately, she never recovered consciousness and died from her injuries on March 16, 2018. She was 45 years old.

The investigation in 2018 focused on tracing her last known movements.  When Susie left her house on March 3rd, she was on her way to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation where she worked as a night cleaner.  Susie took the Mountain Line bus from her residence on Stephens St to the mall transfer station where she caught the bus to Reserve Street.    

Detectives collected available CCTV from the surrounding businesses and created the following timeline:

Susie is seen on CCTV at Albertsons at 6:34 p.m. where she bought snacks for her evening shift.  CCTV footage next shows her walking by the Target store entrance at 6:40 pm and through the shopping area by Lowe's at 6:48 p.m.  She is then seen walking across the grass berm by Costco at 6:55 p.m. to reach the Reserve Street bridge.  

Susie is last seen at 7:00 p.m. walking up the Reserve Street bridge from the south, on the sidewalk of the northbound lanes.  She was not seen on any CCTV on Reserve Street north of Howard Raser Drive.  

Due to the fact that she was last seen at the Reserve Street bridge at 7:00 p.m. and she was found unconscious on Coal Mine Road at 8:30 p.m., we believe that someone stopped to offer Susie a ride as she was walking along Reserve, at or near the intersection of Stockyard and Reserve.  Instead of returning to Reserve to take her to work, we believe the suspect drove down Stockyard to Coal Mine Road where she jumped from the moving vehicle to escape.  Due to injuries she sustained, we believe that she rolled under the vehicle and was struck by the rear wheels.

Susie was wearing a pink jacket with brass buttons on March 3, 2018. She was 5'4" and weighed 260 lbs.  Susie is seen in the CCTV footage to be carrying a backpack which appears to be red or maroon in color.  The backpack was not found at the scene. Also missing is her cell phone, which is believed to be an LG Extravert 2, that she always carried with her.   

If anyone recalls anything suspicious near the intersection of Stockyard Road and Reserve on March 3, 2018, or has any information related to the case or the missing items, please contact the Missoula County Sheriff's Office immediately at 406-258-3348 or dial 911. 

This case was solved September 2022 by using a SNP profile recovered from evidence. Genealogical DNA identified the suspect and it was later determined the suspect was deceased.  Adams' family was notified of the investigation. 

History:  On about September 9, 2002, a male, identified as William T. Adams, was found murdered in a shallow grave in a homeless camp at the north end of Orange Street in Missoula. The case is under active investigation.

The woman was identified using genealogical DNA testing, as a missing person from Washington State, Janet Lucas.

History:  In September 1985, a local hunter was tracking a bear he had shot in the woods south of Missoula, MT when he came upon human skeletal remains. An initial investigation revealed that the remains belong to a female homicide victim. The cause of death was two close range 0.32 caliber bullets to the skull.

The case was solved jointly by the FBI, Missoula Police Department and the Missoula Sheriff’s Cold Case team, using genetic genealogy DNA research, and follow-up investigation.

History:  Siobhan McGuinness was a five-year old girl who was abducted from the vicinity of her home in northern Missoula on February 7, 1974. She was on her way home from playing at a friend’s house. Her body was found by the highway about ten miles east of town.

The remains were identified using genetic genealogy.  It was discovered that the man's family had reported him missing from California in 2020.  The family was notified of the identification. 

History:  Decomposed remains were found on 2/1/2020 near the Missoula sewage plant and a homeless encampment.  What has been identified at this time is it was an adult male, 40 to 60 years of age, probably Caucasian, 5' 6" to 6'2" height, healed ribs, radius, nose and ankle, screws in left tibia and left fibula.  At this time, we are awaiting DNA results from the remains to be processed and uploaded to the National Missing and Unidentified Remains database.

The remains were identified using genetic genealogy. The young man’s remains were returned to his family in Texas.

History:  On August 9, 2014, a backpacker discovered skeletal remains in the Bidwell Gulch area of the Welcome Creek Wilderness. The Granite County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Missoula Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit.