MUS-2026-250
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MUS-2026-250
Missing person
- Incident
- 1997
- Indexed
- Oct 14, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Thurston County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Tenino WA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Bruce Richard DeVoe, 40, sometimes used the first name Ralph, was 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches, 135 to 160 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen on November 4, 1997, in the 14000 block of Knowles Road in Tenino, Washington, a rural area familiar to him. He left behind new clothing, two uncashed paychecks, and a small son, circumstances that suggest he had plans for the immediate future. Several days later his pickup truck was discovered abandoned on Independence Road in Tenino, with no sign of struggle and no clues to his whereabouts. His case is classified as endangered missing and remains unsolved. No arrests have been reported.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- November 4, 1997
DeVoe last seen in the 14000 block of Knowles Road, Tenino, Washington. Never heard from again.
- November 1997 (a few days later)
His pickup truck found abandoned on Independence Road in Tenino; no sign of him at the scene.
- 1997 to present
Case remains unsolved; Charley Project lists him as endangered missing, Thurston County Sheriff's Office as investigating agency.
Key people
The people in the file.
40, of Tenino. Last seen November 4, 1997; his pickup was found abandoned days later on Independence Road.
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