Rodney J. Olsen
Mason City, IA
DOB: October 1, 1954
Missing Since: October 18, 1986
Age at Disappearance: 32
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Race: White
Sex: Male
Olsen, a rural Mason City farmer, was 32 when he was reported missing on October 18, 1986. Olsen was the father of a young son and farmed northeast of Mason City. He had moved from his native Britt area not too long before he disappeared.
He reportedly left his rural home at 1 a.m. to visit someone and has not been seen since.
Several months later, Olsen’s car, a black 1978 Pontiac Sunbird, was found in a Forest City trailer park. No clues were found to indicate what happened to Olsen, according to reports at that time.
Twenty-one years later, Olsen’s family still thinks of their lost son.
“You always want to know,” said his father, Myrlen, who lives in Britt. “We always have hope.”
Myrlen believes that Rodney, one of his three children, “went off in the middle of the night by himself — and after that, we just don’t know.”
Rodney Olsen’s son today lives in California, Merlyn said.
Myrlen Olsen keeps in contact with the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department, in hopes new information about the case can be developed.
If you have ANY information regarding the disappearance of Rodney Olsen, please call the Sheriff's department at: (641)421-3000 or 1-877-671-0052.
If you recognize Rodney Olsen, DO NOT TAKE ANY ACTION YOURSELF. Get as much information as you can (e.g. license number of a vehicle, exact location of sighting, activities involved in) and then call either of the numbers listed above.
Sources and References:
Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office
Finding the Lost, Naming the Unnamed