Case file · Anomaly hotspot
Michael Henley Jr., Zuni Mountains
A 9- or 10-year-old boy vanished on a camping and hunting trip with his father south of Grants, New Mexico, in April 1988; his remains were found in 1990 about seven miles away.
1988 CE · 35.05, -107.95 · status: explained
The account
A large search found no trace of Michael Henley, and his family later hoped a 1989 Polaroid found in Florida, linked to the Tara Calico case, might show him alive. In June 1990 his remains were found in the Zuni Mountains about seven miles from the family camp, which made that identification very unlikely. Police concluded that he had wandered off and died of exposure, with no sign of foul play.
The sceptical view
Children his age often cover several miles; spring weather in the mountains is cold.