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Missing Steven Lee Hixson 
Hixson, approximately 2017 Date reported missing : 03/01/2017 Missing location (approx) : Trinity County, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 45 years old Height / Weight : 5'8, 149 pounds Medical conditions : Hixson was reportedly struck on the head with a baseball bat multiple times shortly before his disappearance. He may be disoriented as a result. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Hixson has a splenectomy scar on his abdomen. He has a tattoo of a woman's name on his right shoulder. His nickname is Steve. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hixson was last seen in Trinity County, California on March 1, 2017. He called the police, who responded to his home in Hayfork, after Hixson reported he was struck in the head with a baseball bat when he went into someone's home. Later, he changed his story and said he had hit his head in a fall. The police noted bruises on his head and called an ambulance, but Hixson refused to to go the the hospital. He has never been heard from again. Investigators have identified the person who allegedly struck Hixson with the bat, but it's not clear whether this person is a suspect in his case. At the time of his disappearance, Hixson frequently walked and rode his bicycle for long distances. It's possible he became confused from his injury and wandered into the wilderness somewhere in the Hayfork area. His case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Trinity County Sheriff's Department 530-623-2611 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office Missing But Not Forgotten in Trinity County, California The Redding Record-Searchlight The Trinity Journal October 12, 2004. August 21, 2019; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |