Missing
Walter Eugene Patterson-Black
Patterson-Black, approximately 2016
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/12/2016
Missing location (approx) :
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 72 years old
Height / Weight : 6'4, 175 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A tan plaid long-sleeved button-down shirt, blue jeans, leather shoes and a tan hat with a dark-colored bill.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Patterson-Black's nickname is Gene. He had a full white beard at the time of his disappearance.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Patterson-Black was last seen in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on May 12, 2016. He has never been heard from again, and his black 2000 Mitsubishi Montero was found abandoned in the parking lot of the Scottsbluff YMCA.
Authorities believe Patterson-Black may have intentionally gone into the North Platte River, which was swollen with rain at the time. His body has never been found.
Other information and links : ncy
Scottsbluff Police Department
308-632-7176
September 2021 updates and sources
Missing Persons | Nebraska State Patrol
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald
KNEB 100.3 FM
NBC Nebraska Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Police Department
October 12, 2004. June 7, 2019; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
