Missing
Michael Ralph Brougham
Brougham, approximately 2010; Gold scorpion pendant similar to what Brougham was wearing
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/25/2010
Missing location (approx) :
Belchertown, Massachusetts
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/24/1955 (65)
Age at the time of disappearance: 54 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4 - 5'6, 190 - 220 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A heavy gold chain with a scorpion pendant about 1 3/4 inches long. It has a diamond on the tip of the tail. A photo of a similar pendant is posted with this case summary.
Medical conditions : Brougham has diabetes and coronary artery disease, and he had coronary bypass surgery shortly before his disappearance. He needs medication which he doesn't have with him.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Dark brown hair, blue eyes. Brougham's nickname is Mickey. He has a large surgical scar on his sternum and a tattoo of a wolf on his left shoulder. Brougham has Dupuytren's contracture on the third and fourth fingers of both his hands; those fingers are bent towards the palm and can't extend fully.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Brougham was last seen in Belchertown, Massachusetts at 2:00 p.m. on June 25, 2010. His nephew, a police officer, saw him driving his truck and they spoke to each other before Brougham continued on. He apparently planned to attend a NASCAR Ethnicity : at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway Ethnicity : track in Loudon, New Hampshire. He has never been heard from again.
Brougham's wallet, containing his identification and credit cards, was found across Route 106 from the speedway two days later, and his cellular phone was used in the area that same day. His phone and watch were found about a mile from where his wallet had been, near the north side of the speedway complex.
Brougham left his pickup truck and motorcycle at his home in the 100 block of Jabish Street in Belchertown, and no one actually saw him at the Ethnicity : track. It's unclear whether he ever actually arrived there, and his family doesn't believe he did.
Brougham owned a business, Michael Brougham Excavating, which was founded by his father. He is unmarried and childless, and at the time of his disappearance he lived alone with his pet cat. He didn't lay out extra food for his cat and didn't make arrangements for anyone to take care of it, an indication that he didn't plan to be gone for long. He was close to his family and it's uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning.
Although investigators stated there was no evidence of foul play in his disappearance, his loved ones are afraid for his safety. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Belchertown Police Department
413-323-6655
Massachusetts State Police
413-586-5150
September 2021 updates and sources
The Amherst Bulletin
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
