Roy Hagel

Roy Hagel left Bismarck to attend a bowling tournament in Fargo, ND on February 26, 1989, where he was last seen. After the tournament, he did not return to Bismarck. He visited an old friend in Cedar Rapids, IA during the last days of February 1989. He called the friend on March 6, 1989 from Kingman, AZ, saying that he had been in nine states in nine days, that he was out of money, and going to return to Bismarck. Hagel’s vehicle was found on March 10, 1989 near Death Valley Monument, parked off the road in a desolate area. His keys and wallet were on the front seat of the vehicle. A baseball style cap was found a short ways from the vehicle and a long gun case was located further during the track. A set of footprints were tracked about six miles into the desert and then lost. At the time of his disappearance, Hagel sounded depressed when talking to his friend and had hinted at suicide.

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