1971 Burnett,Michael 3-17-1971, Oroville,Butte County

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Michael D. Burnett


Report Type: Unknown Circumstances

Sex: Male

Race: White

Hair: Black

Eye Color: Brown

Height: 5 ft. 09 in.

Weight: 160 lbs.

Date of Birth: 5/21/1956

Last Seen: 3/17/1971

Scars/Marks/Tattoos: Missing part of left lung

Dental X-rays Available: No



Michael was last seen on March 17, 1971, in Oroville.



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CONTACT
Agency: Butte County Sheriffs Department
Phone Number: (530) 538-7321
Case Number: C96014267

http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.as...N=1299615700152


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What Happened to Michael 36 Years Ago?
Written by C. Johnson, Internet News Producer
Written by Deborah Hoffman, Reporter

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Oroville Teen Missing 36 Years, News10 Report, 12/14/07


Michael Duane Burnett 14 years old in 1971



He was last seen leaving his house on his way to school 36 years ago. Michael Burnett's family and investigators still want to know what became of the 14-year-old.

Burnett disappeared on March 17, 1971 from Oroville. It's a missing person case that Butte County Sheriff's Detective Dan Angel says he'd like to solve more than any other.

"It doesn't make any sense," said Angel. "He came from a good family. He had no reason to run away."

Michael, who was also called Mike, left his house on Claremont Drive to walk to school. He apparently never arrived. Angel says there were no problems in his home life that would have caused him to run away. It is believed, however, he was attacked by boys from another school a few days before his disappearance.

"His disappearance devastated my mother," said Burnett's older sister Kathleen Greenman. Greenman was married and living in her own home when Michael went missing. "Unfortunately police just didn't take cases like this very seriously back then," she said. "They originally thought he ran away."

Greenman said her mother searched and searched for Michael, but died never knowing what happened to him. "I wish she and my dad would have had some closure," she said.

Greenman is hoping the renewed interest in the case will give her, and her three sisters some answers. "The hardest part is not knowing," she said. "It's really hard if you lose someone and they die but you know, but if they're just missing for (36) years you don't know, it's hard."

At the time Burnett went missing, he was 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds. He had black hair and brown eyes. There was a small scar by his right eye and a scar on the left side of his chest from lung surgery as a young child.

Angel says the sheriff's Missing Person Unit has exhausted all resources trying to find Burnett and three friends who may be able to shed some light on his disappearance. The detective would like to locate Burnett's long-ago friends Carl Laney, Ricky Brown and Mitch Brown. The latter two may not be related. With the common last names and without dates of birth, Angel says inquiries for information about the friends turn up huge databases that have been difficult to narrow.

Burnett, who was born on May 21, 1956, would be 51 years old if he is alive today.

Greenman said she appreciates the detective's passion on this case. "Even if Michael is dead we'd like to know so we can have some kind of memorial."

Anyone with information about Burnett or his friends is asked to call the Angel at (530) 538-7933.
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=36306

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Michael Duane Burnett
Missing since March 17, 1971 from Oroville, Butte County, Calfornia
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: May 21, 1956
Age at Time of Disappearance: 14 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'9"-6'0"; 160 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Black hair; brown eyes.
Marks, Scars: Missing part of left lung. He has a scar on the left side of his chest. A small scar by his right eye. He is left handed.
Nickname: Mike
Dentals: Not available


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Michael was last seen on March 17, 1971, in Oroville.
Michael left his house on Claremont Drive to walk to school. He apparently never arrived. There were no problems in his home life that would have caused him to run away. It is believed, however, he was attacked by boys from another school a few days before his disappearance.
Foul play is suspected.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Butte County Sheriffs Department
Detective Dan Angel
530-538-7321

Agency Case Number:
C96014267

NCMEC #: NCMC1067210

NCIC Number:
M-934881099
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
CA DOJ
NCMEC
Chicoer 12/15/07



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