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The week after I found out me and my fiance went to Colonial Creek Campground in Camp

to find somebody. It's amazing. The vast majority of cases are rescue overwhelming anymore. I think that search a true missing person case is becoming more rare than it used to be just with the advent of people having better navigation tools like GPS and stuff like that.

I think in general and broad sweeping turns in wilderness search, the idea that people get lost at a trail junction and turn the wrong way, that seems like in the beginning of my career that was a little more prevalent than it is these days.

58-year-old Richie Collins went missing in early 2019. The exact date of his disappearance is currently unknown. A neighbor reported seeing him at his home in Bellingham, Washington. But the exact date on that is fuzzy. Richie had not texted or spoken to family members since March of 2019.

He's been described by those who knew him best as a loner, so it would not be uncommon for a few days or even weeks to go by without hearing from him. Richie's family had been trying to get a hold of him for weeks. But then, on April 30th, Richie's car was found parked at the Colonial Creek Campground at North Cascades National Park.

The keys to his car had been placed on top of the vehicle. And according to park rangers, the vehicle had been there for weeks. The park where Richie's car was located is filled with trails that stretch for seemingly endless miles.

So far, after extensive searches, no sign of Richie has been found. When authorities later searched Richie's residence, they found no signs of a struggle.

They also found that Richie had a large collection of survival items such as gear and non-perishable foods. Richie was known for always being prepared for a disaster at any moment.

The only significant thing missing from Richie's home, besides Richie himself, was his large gun collection, which to his family makes no sense.

So what happened to Richie Collins in early 2019? I'm Marissa and from Wondery, this is episode 214 of The Vanished. Richie Collins's story.

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Richie's story is a baffling mystery. In order to get a better understanding of what may have happened to him, we wanted to learn more about who Richie was as a person.

For this story, we were able to speak to Richie's sister Bonnie. Here's Bonnie telling us about her brother.

There was three of us. Richie was the oldest. I was the middle. Randy was the youngest. Our parents separated when we were young.

And we lived with our grandmother until there's two years between me and Rich. And then a year between me and Randy.

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