Missing
Bruce MacDonald Whitford
Whitford, approximately 2006
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/19/2006
Missing location (approx) :
Grand Island, New York
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 04/11/1957 (64)
Age at the time of disappearance: 49 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11, 180 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Whitford was last seen in Grand Island, New York on October 19, 2006. He spoke to his son at 7:15 p.m. and said they would see a movie together that weekend. He has never been heard from again.
On October 21, Whitford's GMC Envoy was found parked on Vanderbilt Avenue in Niagara Falls, New York, across from Devil's Hole Gorge. He frequently visited Devil's Hole Gorge; he liked to go fishing, photograph the fish or merely watch them.
Based on the theory that Whitford fell into the water, authorities launched a search of the gorge. They found no evidence of his whereabouts, however.
Whitford's family believe he is dead, and they held a memorial service for him a year after his disappearance. They describe him as a devoted father who wouldn't have abandoned his family. He worked as a product manAge at the time of disappearance: r at the time of his disappearance and had represented his company in New Zealand, Australia and China. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Erie County Sheriff's Office
716-662-6150
September 2021 updates and sources
The Criminal Report Daily
Isledegrande.com: Grand Island #1 News Source
North American Missing Persons Network
October 12, 2004. April 12, 2010; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
