UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: AMANDA GALLION

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When a Wyoming teen vanishes during her morning walk to school, little evidence is left behind. Days later, her small town experiences a second disappearance and investigators explore the possible connection between the two cases in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

This age-progressed image shows what Amanda might’ve looked like at approximately age 28. If alive in 2023, she’s 39-years-old. Image source: NCMEC.
Patrick Gehring disappeared six days after Amanda did, from the same town. He was 20-years-old at the time and remains missing today, like Amanda. Their disappearances may be related. Image source: family photo.
This age-progressed image shows what Patrick may look like currently, in his 40s, if still alive. Source: NCMEC.
Amanda Gallion was 14-years-old when she went missing from Gillette Wyoming. She was a talented violinist and vocalist, and had a passion for country music. She is badly missed by those who knew and loved her, especially her parents. She remains missing, and if alive in 2023, is 39-years-old. Image source: family photo.

Sources used to research this episode:

Into Thin Air: The Twists and Turns of a 20-Year Disappearance (Jake Goodrick / Gillette News Record)

South Dakota Murder Suspect Says He Killed Gillette Girl (Gillette News Record)

Page 7 of the Sioux City Journal, January 24, 2007 ed. via Newspapers.com

Page 4 of the Sioux City Journal, May 26, 2010 ed. via Newspapers.com

Page 15 of the Casper Star-Tribune, December 23rd, 2000 ed. via Newspapers.com

Amanda Dawn Gallion (The Charley Project)

Timeline: James Strahl Case (Sioux City Journal)

Inside the Minds of Sexual Predators (Katherine Ramsland and Patrick N. McGrain)

Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (Murderpedia)

Suspected Cannibal Pleads Not-Guilty (ABC News)

Cannibalism Alleged in Disappearance (Mark Matthews and William Claiborne / The Washington Post)

There Were Thousands of Photos of Local Children (UK Crime Monthly via PressReader.com)

State v. Bar Jonah 2004 (Supreme Court of Montana via FindLaw)

If you have any information on the disappearance of Amanda Gallion and / or Patrick Gehring, please contact the Gillette Police Department at 307-686-5250.

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