Perry Otto Corlew, property 18, was past seen successful Grayling, Michigan connected March 15, 1974.
At astir 8:00pm, Perry deed a parked car successful beforehand of the Rialto Theater, portion driving a car helium had conscionable purchased.
Perry fled thescene, possibly owed to a mates erstwhile run-ins with the instrumentality for break-ins and a mediocre driving record.
At astir 9:30pm, a trucker alerted authorities to a moving vehicle, with the operator doorway unfastened and headlights on, on the broadside of I-75, 15 miles southbound of Grayling.
Police arrived to find Perry’s 1971 Buick Skylark, but Perry was obscurity to beryllium found. Oddly, determination were nary footprints successful the snowfall starring distant from the vehicle.
It was suggested that if Perry had near of his ain accord, helium mightiness person traveled to downstate Michigan, Florida oregon California.
Perry’s parents believed they spotted Perry successful a nationalist tv newscast successful 1978. The antheral was lasting successful an employment line, but since the footage was filmed by a freelance photographer, the quality presumption was incapable to find the determination of the employment line.
In 1992, Perry’s member Michael received a bizarre telephone telephone from idiosyncratic speaking successful cartoon-like voices, which is thing Michael and Perry had been known to bash successful the past. The caller did not place himself and erstwhile Michael asked, “Perry, is that you?”, the cartoon dependable answered, “Perry who?” and hung up.
Law enforcement denied caller rumors that a dying constabulary serviceman had confessed to sidesplitting Perry, and that Perry’s disappearance had been reclassified arsenic a homicide.
Perry’s parents are present deceased, but his siblings proceed to question answers arsenic to Perry’s whereabouts. If helium is inactive alive, they privation him to cognize that helium won’t beryllium successful immoderate ineligible occupation if helium returns.
Sources:
International Missing Persons Wiki
Traverse City Record-Eagle