Michigan’s Missing – Three Decades Later, Where is Gordon Page?

These days, sadly, we see posts on social media all of the time of folks who go missing in Michigan. Often it's teens, older people, or small children. But, prior to the prevalence of the internet and social media, it was harder to spread the word.

And perhaps that is why a man who went missing from Kent County over three decades ago has never been found.

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Gordon Page, a 28-year-old autistic man, went missing from the Cascade Foster Care Home in Grand Rapids in March of 1991.

Circumstances Surrounding the Disappearance of Gordon Page from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Gordon was living in Grand Rapids at the foster care home, while the rest of his family lived in Florida. His father, Gordon Page, Sr., came to visit him in May of 1991 and left on May 21. At the time of the disappearance, Gordon Sr. told investigators that his son "seemed anxious" to return to Florida and even tried to get into his van when he departed to head back home to Florida.

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Just six days later, according to MissingPeopleInAmerica.org, Gordon Jr. (or someone who looked like him) was seen hitchhiking along I-96.

Are Baseball Cards Found Near Ramps a Clue in the Disappearance of Gordon Page?

Gordon Page, Sr. told Unsolved Mysteries that his son was very into collecting baseball cards and he estimated that "Gordie", as the family called him, had "twenty-five or thirty thousand baseball cards". (You can see the Unsolved Mysteries episode on YouTube.)

Six weeks after Gordie was seen hitchhiking along I-96, part of a baseball collection was found under an overpass. Why do investigators think that this collection is tied to Gordie? A report from ClickOnDetroit explains that three cards were very obviously separated from the larger collection - and those three happened to be the cards of Gordie's favorite players.

Have There Been Any Sightings of Gordon Page, Jr. Since His Disappearance?

Possibly. DoeNetwork.org reports that there have been possible sightings of Gordie across the U.S. and Canada since he went missing.

More Information About Missing Man Gordon Page, Jr.

Today, Gordon Page, Jr. would be 61 years old. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as being a white male with reddish brown, wavy hair (with some gray), and blue eyes. He stood about 6'3" tall and weighed approximately 175 lbs.

Page is said to have a tan birthmark on the side of his torso and a surgical scar in his pubic area. He also, at the time of his disappearance, had a large brown mole on his inner leg.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Gordon Page, Jr. is asked to contact the Kent County Sheriff's Office at 616-336-3133.