Full Name: Michael Steffan

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Case Status: Missing

Record ID#: 0163

*The names “Jane Doe”  and “John Doe” are English names used when the person’s true name is not known. If used above, the name refers to a person of unknown identity.

Date of Birth*: Around 1903
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Age at the Time: 7
Age Group: Child (6 to 9 Years Old)
Biological Sex: Male
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
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Ethnicity: Caucasian or White
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*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.

Physical Build: Stocky

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Other Descriptors: Described as being Short and Stocky for his age. He had a reddish, chubby face.

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• Blue Gingham Waistcoat
• Dark Grey Checkered Knickerbockers
• Black Stockings
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Date of the Disappearance*: April 16, 1910

Description: On the morning of April 16, 1910, seven-year-old Michael set off with a friend for a quiet day of fishing along Windfall Creek. The boys followed the winding stream until around midday, when they began to drift apart along the path. George, walking slightly ahead, turned to speak to Michael—but he was no longer there.

George retraced his steps, calling out for his friend, but there was no response. Thinking Michael must have turned back on his own, George made his way to the Steffan home. It was only then, when Michael failed to return, that everyone realized something was terribly wrong.

A search was launched immediately. Authorities dragged the creek with hooks and even resorted to dynamiting sections of the water, hoping to uncover some sign of the missing boy. But nothing was found—no clothing, no footprints, not a single clue.

That same day, thirteen miles to the south, another boy—nine-year-old Edward Adams—also vanished while fishing. Though the similarities between the two cases were hard to ignore, no evidence ever linked them, leaving both disappearances as separate, deeply unsettling mysteries.

Multiple Victims?: Yes

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*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.

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Suspected Homicide?:

Multiple Victims?: Yes

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*If the date says January 1, this is often just a placeholder for an unknown specific date. It usually means “sometime that year”.

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