Missing
Robert Edward Litchman
Litchman, approximately 2015
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/12/2015
Missing location (approx) :
Lake County, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 09/17/1953 (67)
Age at the time of disappearance: 61 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11, 130 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, hazel eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Litchman was last seen in the Seigler Canyon area of Lake County, California on September 12, 2015. He disappeared the day the Valley Fire, which began in Lake County that afternoon, started. The fire quickly spread, ultimately to over 76,000 acres, destroying 1,955 buildings.
According to the friend who reported him missing, Litchman didn't have a car and didn't evacuate from his home when law enforcement instructed him to. He was last seen standing in his driveway, waving vehicles by during the evacuation. His home was destroyed in the fire, but cadaver dogs didn't detect the scent of human remains when they searched the property.
Fifteen people were reported missing in the aftermath of the fire; six were ultimately found deceased. Litchman is the only person who has remained Date and time person was reported missing : the fire. His body has never been found.
Other information and links : ncy
Lake County Sheriff's Department
707-263-2690
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Lake County News
Wikipedia Entry for the Valley Fire
CBS San Francisco
The San Francisco Chronicle
October 12, 2004. August 22, 2019; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
