Missing Man: Patrick F. Carnes--NV--04/13/2011

[LoriDavis]

World War II vet reported missing in Nevada
Story Created: May 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM MDT
(Story Updated: May 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM MDT )


ELKO, NV. (KMVT-TV) Authorities and family members are searching for a 86 year old World War II vet. According to a news released by the family, Patrick F. Carnes and his 100-pound mixed breed dog Lucky vanished without a trace from I-80 in Nevada 20 miles east of Winnemucca Wednesday, April 13. Carnes was traveling from Ohio to his home in Reno. He was scheduled to return home Thursday, April 14.

Read more: http://www.kmvt.com/news/regional/World-War-II-vet-reported-missing-in-Nevada-121415614.html

Anyone with any information is urged to call Secret Witness at 775-322-4900, or contact the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office at 775-623-6429.

[LoriDavis]

http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/brief.cfm?id=77885
America's Most Wanted profile for Patrick F. Carnes

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/show/10529
NamUs profile for Patrick F. Carnes

[LoriDavis]

New Leads, Possible Links in Missing Man Case

More than a month after he disappeared, the whereabouts of an 86 year old Reno man remains a mystery, but investigators have new leads to follow.
Posted: 9:03 PM May 17, 2011
Updated: 11:50 AM May 18, 2011
Reporter: Ed Pearce

RENO, NV - It's been more than a month since an 86 year old Renol man disappeared while driving I-80 through northern Nevada.

Patrick Carnes fate and whereabouts remain a mystery, but investigators are now focusing on video of his last sighting and are confronted with what could be a bizarre connection with another case.

Carnes was returning from a trip to visit family in Ohio. His last confirmed sighting was a few miles east of Wells about 9 o'clock on the evening of April 13 where he was pulled over by a Nevada Highway Patrolman.

Read more: http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/New_Leads_Possible_Links_in_Missing_Man_Case_122080779.html

[LoriDavis]

Elderly Man Missing; Family "Anguished"

Page Last Updated: Monday July 4, 2011 4:30pm PDT

Winnemucca, NV-- The family of an elderly Reno man, missing since April 14, is pleading for help in finding him.

Patrick Carnes, 86, vanished while en route home from Ohio. His green Subaru was found abandoned 20 miles east of Winnemucca at the Pumpernickel exit the next morning.

"We have so many theories," said Carnes's son Tom.

Read more: http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=46257&n=122

[LoriDavis]

I-Team: Is a Serial Killer Hunting Motorists in Northern Nevada?

Posted: Jul 07, 2011 2:28 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 07, 2011 7:58 PM EDT
By George Knapp, Chief Investigative Reporter
By Matt Adams, Chief Photojournalist

LAS VEGAS -- The baffling disappearance of a Reno man while traveling along Interstate 80 in northern Nevada has some lawmen considering a chilling possibility -- that a serial killer might be prowling Nevada roads, picking off unsuspecting victims.

Patrick Carnes has been missing since mid-April, but there are others who have vanished in the same area.

The police are reluctant to spook the public for no reason, which is why some of the disappearances have been publicized, but there's been little open discussion about a possible serial killer along I-80. The investigation has led some lawmen to suspect that a killer, or killers, working as long-haul truck drivers are prowling that lonely corridor up north, carrying out what might be thrill-kills.

Read more: http://www.8newsnow.com/story/15042343/i-team-is-a-serial-killer-hunting-motorists-in-northern-nevada

[LoriDavis]

Missing Persons Mystery Begins At Rural I-80 Exit
It's been nearly 7 months since 86 year old Patrick Carnes disappeared while driving across northern Nevada on Interstate 80.

Posted: 1:56 PM Nov 8, 2011
Updated: 4:17 PM Nov 8, 2011
Reporter: Ed Pearce

RENO, NV - It's been nearly 7 months since 86 year old Reno resident Patrick Carnes disappeared while driving across northern Nevada on Interstate 80.

Humboldt County investigators are no closer to finding what happened to him, but their search is raising some disturbing questions.

April 13 Carnes was driving home from a visit to family in Ohio. At 9 pm that night he was stopped briefly by a NHP trooper east of Wells. At 6 the following morning his car was found at Exit 205 east of Winnemucca.

Read more: http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/133480483.html

[LoriDavis]

Two Local Cases Featured on America's Most Wanted

Posted: Jan 27, 2012 4:56 PM EST
Updated: Jan 27, 2012 5:14 PM EST
Allison Williams
Channel 2 News



Two local cases were featured on America's Most Wanted on January 20th. The first was the search for a suspected murderer in Elko and the other an older, Reno man who went missing in April 2011.

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The other case featured was the disappearance of Reno man, Patrick Carnes.

Carnes went missing in April 2011 driving from Ohio to Reno with his dog. He was last seen driving his dark green, Subaru wagon by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper. The trooper pulled Carnes over near Wells. Carnes was given a warning and continued his travels. The next morning, Carnes' car was found abandoned.

Read more: http://www.ktvn.com/story/16619315/two-local-cases-featured-on-americas-most-wanted