According to this witness, Chance is walking North towards Scottsbluff, Nebraska. When Englebert made a left turn down a side street in Gering, Nebraska, nobody had any idea it was the last time they would see him. Amanda Waldron is a volunteer investigator with We Help the Missing, a nonprofit team of private investigators dedicated to locating missing persons. Id suggest people need to get ahead of this before criminal charges start happening as we get closer to getting answers, she said Monday. Investigators and Officers and just real people with families and FRIENDS. Nearly a week after Chance was last seen, officials release a new photo of Chance, showing the clothing that Chance was wearing on the night of his disappearance. In a small town like Scottsbluff, arent alot of people friends? A year after Chance disappeared, friends and family of Chance, as well as several members of the community take a walk and hold a prayer vigil for Chance. It was a text with a grumpy face emoji and a confusing mix of letters. Why arent the police actively searching for this young man? The effect that it has had on the families is what bothers Eads the most. During a 2019 July Fourth trip to visit family in Baylees hometown of Gering, Nebraska, Engelbert vanished. Chance went missing on July 6 after going for a walk to cool down following a family discussion that some have, at times, framed as an argument. Authorities begin searching the North Platte River along with railroad property in the area where Chance was last seen two days earlier. Miller says that he would love to have an hour sit down with Baylee. Chance Englebert's wife, Baylee, wants me cited for stopping at their house! Unfortunately, some park visitors never leave. Authorities report that the investigation of a Wyoming man reported missing in July remains open, but to date, there has been no resolution to the case. The last text message from his phone was sent just after 9 p.m. that day and contained an incomprehensible jumble of numbers and emojis, according to his mom Dawn, who questions whether someone else had his phone as he never used the symbols in his messages. Youre getting advice from everywhere. He wanted to get the heck out of Nebraska.. Thank you Martha. When Chance didnt return by the next morning, his family notified local law enforcement, who launched an investigation and wide-scale search. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Group Inc. | All Rights Reserved. His grandmother, Linda Kluender, recently added $200,000 to a reward to help find him, bringing the total reward up to $220,000. Among those are 28-year-old Christopher Loupin, who also vanished under mysterious circumstances in mid-November 2019 from 4 Seasons Campground north of the Elm Creek interchange near Kearney. As investigators continue their examination into the disappearance of a Moorcroft man in 2019, a growing number of private investigators -- including one former legislator -- are turning their attention to the case of Chance Englebert. My first interview with her was probably a couple hours long. "Chance is just a great kid. I told him its the best and hardest job youll ever had, Dawn said, thanking her community and all the people who are helping to help bring Chance home. Weve put hours and hours and hours down there walking river bottoms. Afternoon:Chance's family makes a plea for information at a press conference. I just want people somebody knows. Partial Skeletal Remains Found (Approx. 7:00 pm:A walk and prayer vigil is held for Chance. But theres also no evidence to suggest it didnt.. You didnt act right or say the right things, so we know you did it! the community screams. Some people say that because there was a powerful storm that night and the river was high, there is a good chance that Englebert ended up in the river due to a tragic accident. Author(s) A D Timrots; M R Rand It seems that answer is a big NO because everyone is accusing one person of doing something that would NOT benefit her in any way. The new funds are the result of a fundraiser by business owner and neighbor, who lives near the Engleberts ranch outside Edgemont, South Dakota, and who also lost a son in an ATV accident. She told NewsNation there is a long list of young men who have gone missing in Nebraska since 2019. Waldron is in the process of tracking these new leads down and encourages anyone with information to come forward. That's right, a tank. There is one simple answer at this time, and that is that there is zero evidence to implicate her, only that which is circumstantial based on assumptions. Does that apply to both sides of the family? So shes always been very cooperative.. He got out of the car and started walking away. It would be helpful to have him in a place of dignity that he deserves to be put to rest properly, Kluender said. She picked him up and drove them to her grandparents house in Gering. Chances aunt received a cryptic text message from him shortly after 9 pm, and his phone died or was turned off soon afterward. [email protected] well she has many red flags I guess what would I do?? Missing: Chance Englebert vanishes in a tiny Nebraska town According to Gering police, Englebert was golfing with his wife Baylee's family July 6 and got upset over comments made about how he'd be making less money at his new job. Thanks for your comment. He disappeared after walking away from an argument at a relatives house around 7:30 pm. Baylees grandfather drove around town looking for Chance, but his search came up empty, and no one has heard from Chance since. Meanwhile, a preliminary investigation of an arm bone discovered last October by a hunter along the North Platte River between Minatare and Melbeta in Nebraska has indicated the bone does not belong to Englebert. Human remains are found in Scotts Bluff County. Ironically, Englebert had taken the young boys loss hard, asking his mother how a parent goes on after losing a child. The interview with Baylee sure went wrong quic. 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He would have walked down this way., In addition to the river, Terry Lake is another body of water in which they think Englebert might be found.Chance walked down the road right here in front of this body of water, Waldron said. 90. r/TrueCrimeMystery. No worries nowthey have movedthe truth will come to surface soon I feel. Some witnesses have tried to come forward with information, but they were met with resistance or were simply ignored. Well you seethe investigators wife is friends with her sisters family. In addition, authorities enlisted help from K-9 teams and water search teams to look for Chance in nearby bodies of water, all to no avail. Have the police pursued the active leads about the altercation Chance had while walking? According to Gering police, Englebert was golfing with his wife Baylees family July 6 and got upset over comments made about how hed be making less money at his new job. Why isnt anyone else asking, What about Baylee and Banks? According to police reports, South Dakota Ex-Senator Lyndi DiSanto visits Baylee's home in Moorcroft unannounced, and records three videos of the visit. That's right, a tank. There are two main pieces of evidence in the case: surveillance video that shows him walking down a street and strange text messages sent to his aunt. I see the video, him walking down the street on a surveillance camera and I replay that every day, thinking Im going to figure out where and why, but nothings coming., Brian Eads, the lead investigator on Engleberts case for the Gering police, says it is still very much an active investigation.We always try to treat things as a homicide until theyre proved otherwise, Eads said. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/violent-crime-strangers-and-nonstrangers. On July 6, 2019, Chance and his wife, Baylee, were visiting her grandparents in Gering, Nebraska, and Chance went golfing with some of Baylees family members. I just don't even know how to explain him. Shortly after, Chance is caught on surveillance video walking past two businesses located in Gering and an apartment complex in Terrytown. After all the commotion now, I just want to know. DiSanto has visited Gering to retrace Engleberts steps that night and said shes working with a group of residents who are well acquainted with the case and the many rumors that continue to circulate. Miller told NewsNation Englebert didnt appear to be intoxicated. Chance and his . Anonymous tips can be reported to the We Help the Missing tip line at 866-660-4025. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Where is Chance Englebert? He would have been able to handle whatever mother nature threw at him. You act strangely in front of media cameras as they throw questions at you. (NewsNation Now) Chance Englebert, 25, was a cowboy at heart. People really care about this case because hes a small-town boy who is well loved and well regarded by everyone, and people cant believe he just disappeared, she told Cowboy State Daily. Officials say the 18-year-old was standing in the bullpen when a stray bullet struck him. Its brought a lot of calls. In 2019, he had a wife and a newborn son and was preparing to start a new job. In the video, Englebert can be seen looking at his phone and then taking a 90-degree turn to the left, as if following a map. Though not as spectacular as last weeks sightings, a handful of U.S. states could see the northern lights again Sunday. Englebert was a former rodeo star turned family man. Jason Rogers, who called Dawn to ask her if her family was being represented by the same lawyer, which is how she found out that Baylee had hired legal counsel. Sign-up to our newsletter to stay in touch with our latest news. [Parkinsons] banging on the door Im not going to lie, its getting hard. There are currently no cases that match the selected filters. Missing: Chance Englebert! In 2019, he had a wife and a newborn son and was preparing to start a new job. He is a native of Moorcroft, WY but went missing in Gering and/or Terrytown, NE. Location). These reports stated that someone resembling Chance was seen walking and attempting to hitchhike along I-25 in Casper. Thank you for your comment Lori. Beverly Hills 90210 may be the most famous ZIP code in the country thanks to the 1990s TV show but its actually not the priciest. He didnt think he could take the pain, he told his mom. Saving money at the pump doesnt just mean knowingwhereto fill up it also helps to knowwhento fill up. According to Gering police, Englebert spent July 6 golfing with his in-laws until he got angry at comments about his new job. Look at this community. You say things, you do things and some of those things dont come out right. Bayless will be where she belongsin prison! Officials describe the clothing he is last known to have been wearing as a short sleeved 'Wrangler' shirt, 'Wrangler' jeans, roper boots, and a black and white "trucker" cap. IF she had anything to do with murdering her husband, why is she not in jail or listed as a suspect in the case? I found it interesting that, according to the Department of Justice, nearly 1/2 of all violent crimes are committed by strangers, although I know there are other studies that say murder by stranger is rare, but its about the same as murder by relative. The lead investigator in the case said this about Baylee, and I quote. There have been a lot of rumors and accusations on social media towards all members of the family, but I can only speak to the ones that involve law enforcement as I cant speak for them.. According to the Chief of police, both Air Link and Nebraska State Police helicopters covered a combined 380 miles of air-searches, and K9s were used to search around 10 different local lakes and ponds, as well as the river. John David Gosch, born on November 12, 1969, was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, who went missing between 6 and 7 a.m. on September 5, 1982. And that, she said, made Englebert more upset. DiSanto, who now lives in Montana and also goes by the name Lyndi Meyer, has been following Chances case along with those of other missing persons, including a 9-year-old South Dakota girl who walked out of a residential youth treatment facility in February 2019. When she picked him up and drove to her grandparents house instead, he got out of the car and started walking. Chance Englebert was born and raised on a ranch near Edgemont, South Dakota. She hates me. DiSanto said Baylee once did agree to be interviewed, but later canceled their appointment. Episode 34: The Mysterious Disappearance of Chance Englebert, Episode 2: The Disappearance of Chance Englebert, #145 - Question Regarding Chance Englebert Disappearance. Shes (Baylees) always been very cooperative with me, very cordial, Eads said. Finally, the Central Gering canal is drained in order to search more thoroughly. He called her during the outing after he had an argument with his golf partners and asked her to pick him up so they could return to their home in Wyoming. A lot of people that are from the area protect their own, she said. I dont know if it was family or a robbery gone bad, but said that is what Ive been told.. He always comes back. He was never seen again. For those who knew Chance, this was not uncommon for him to do. An hour later, Chance was caught on video walking by himself. And some of them are very similar. Matt is unable to pick him up at this time, so he begins calling friends to see if anyone can pick him up instead. I dont understand how people can blame this young lady in real time. She picked him up and drove them to her grandparents house in Gering. So far the reward money hasnt resulted in any big breaks. DiSanto knocked on Baylees door and filmed outside the home while Baylee called the police, claiming DiSanto was endangering her young son. No death certificate was given, but Eads believes it is possible to get one for a missing person after 7 years in Nebraska. If she did this, she is the best murderer in the valley in the last 30 years. It was reported that Baylee asked for a death certificate early on in the investigation. There are varying accounts about the nature of the argument or how much the group had been drinking, but in the end, Englebert was upset and called Baylee to come get him. Someone innocent is protecting someone guilty, and it would be in their best interest to come forward.. 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Saving money at the pump doesnt just mean knowingwhereto fill up it also helps to knowwhento fill up. A strong thunderstorm went through Gering around 9 pm that evening, so Chances family speculated he may have sought shelter inside a local business or nearby building. Sept. 10, 2019, 5:21 PM PDT. She was not working at the time, Chance was the sole breadwinner for the house. At this point, theres no evidence to show that it is a homicide but there really isnt evidence to show that its not, either.. He had recently married and had a child with Baylee, according to a July 2020 article by the Lincoln Journal Star. He said they have conducted search warrants and polygraph tests as they chased down leads. The 34-year-old's belongings were later found strewn along Highway 247, near Lucerne Valley. There really is alot of sadness when families are not speaking. We have people searching along the canal now, Capt. Earlier that year, in February, a Colorado man also vanished after crashing his pickup into a guardrail on U.S. Highway 285 in Indian Hills outside Denver. Wyoming News brought to you by locals for locals. You see, this town its small.. Most of the time, its murder by someone known to the victim, but not always. But not anything that has panned out to be anything, Kluender said. Although investigators continue to receive tips on the case, none have panned out. In fact, in a recent podcast, attached within, yours truly holds nothing back calling for a halt to these unfounded, hurtful and despicable assumptions and accusations being thrown around on social media. In October 2021, a human arm bone was discovered near the North Platte River in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, which authorities originally thought could belong to Chance Englebert. Anyone with information on Englebert can contact the Gering police at (308) 436-5089. Chance Leslie Englebert was a 25-year-old husband and father who had recently taken a new job in Moorcroft, Wyoming, before he disappeared from a family gathering on July 6, 2019. Baylee later explains to investigators that she is not initially worried because Chance takes walks when he gets upset as a way to cool off. Officials say the 18-year-old was standing in the bullpen when a stray bullet struck him. He asks her to come and pick him up and take him home during this call. Download the Uncovered Citizen Detective Guide to learn more about how thoughtful and safe online sleuthing. Join. Baylee and her family assume that Chance had taken shelter in a nearby building during the storm. The bone has since been sent to a lab in Florida and results from tests there are pending. Opportunity? It is assumed that his cell phone is turned off, or the battery dies, shortly after. Baylee is very upset about the encounter, and calls police to file a complaint against her. Does anyone have any compassion for a young mother and child? Nearly five months after a man disappeared from western Nebraska, police are working to dispel rumors and lay out the timeline to the best of their knowledge. It is definitely alarming. I dont think that at all. Chance is seen for the last time on surveillance video near the intersection of Terry Boulevard and Stable Club Road in Terrytown, Nebraska. By Andrea Cavallier. Miller believes there are people who know what happened to Englebert. For her part, DiSanto acknowledges that her style can be off-putting to some. As investigators continue their examination into the disappearance of a Moorcroft man in 2019, a growing number of private investigators -- including one former legislator -- are turning their attention to the case of Chance Englebert. Mysterious Missing Persons Unsolved!! Anyone with information is asked to contact the Gering Police Department at (308) 436-5088 or private investigator Amanda Waldron at (307) 797-0363 or the We Help the Missing tip line at (866) 660-4025. Location). Miller rejects that theory. Means, yeah the car maybe, if you think she ran him down and dumped him in the river; because at her size there is no way she could have overpowered her cowboy and then been able to effectively pull off the perfect murder by hiding ALL evidence. There are definitely some concerning circumstances, suspicious circumstances, random circumstances. In 2021, a human bone was found near where Englebert disappeared, but authorities have concluded it was not his. Chance Englebert, then 25, disappeared July 6, 2019, during a weekend trip with his wife and young son to visit her family in Gering, Nebraska. He was last seen wearing a short-sleeved button-down Wrangler shirt, Wrangler blue jeans, Roper boots, and black-and-white trucker-style ball cap. Amanda Waldron, a private investigator with the national nonprofit organization We Help the Missing who is working with Engleberts family, has compiled a list of men who have gone missing in Nebraska during 2019 and 2020. I see the video, him walking down the street on a surveillance camera and I replay that every day thinking Im going to figure out where and why, but nothings coming, said Dawn Englebert, Chances mother. What Happened to Chance Englebert | VANISHED after an argument with in laws, Grandmother offers $200K reward to find missing man, Chance Englebert, LOOK BACK: Chance Englebert Coverage | | dentonrc.com, $220,000 reward announced for missing Gering man, Grandmother offers $200K reward to find man who went missing on visit to Gering, Grandmother offers $200K reward to find man who went missing on visit to Gering | National News | kpvi.com, Reward for information about Moorcroft mans disappearance climbs to $220K - Casper, WY Oil City News, Reward for information about Moorcroft mans disappearance climbs to $220K | County 17, Chance Leslie Englebert: Loves the outdoors and good bareback horses | TSLN.com. Their poor hearts. He got out of the car and started walking away. And poor Banks not getting to have that Love. People in the community need to take what theyve heard to the proper authorities, she said. Engleberts mother says she hasnt seen her grandson, Banks, in more than two years. Chances family deserves answers. Officials release new information regarding Chance's cell phone pings and usage in November of 2019.
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