Travis Butler

…Travis Butler was last seen in Tusayan on August 1, 2017, en route to Grand Canyon, and never seen again. As the Charlie Project, which documents missing persons, succinctly puts it, the circumstances of Butler's disappearance are unclear. His case remains unsolved. In an eerie coincidence, Travis's disappearance foreshadowed another just six weeks later.…

…The only testament to his presence was that car in the Overlook lot and his untouched hotel room back in Tusayan. Travis' family back in Ohio were left in bewilderment. One day he's posting updates about his cross-country adventure. The next, silence. The Namuse Missing Persons database would later note the bare facts.…

…There are sheer drops of hundreds of feet at Lipan Point, and a fall could easily be fatal and concealing. Or did Travis decide impulsively to hike down a bit on an unofficial route and succumb to heat or an accident, out of sight? We know he was alone, which meant no one could pinpoint his last steps.…