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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Unknown Benjamin Bradley Killer
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Race: Unknown |
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Height: Unknown |
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Weight: Unknown |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Unknown |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Unknown |
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Wanted for :
Murder, Boar's Tusk, WY;
Jun 2006
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Boar's Tusk, WY |
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Possible Location : Wyoming |
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Last Known : Unkown |
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Traits |
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Case Story |
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He Lived To Snowboard |
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Benjamin Bradley is the kind of guy who lived from day-to-day. He was never concerned with material things and liked to play the drums and the flute. But his ultimate passion was snowboarding.
He loved to tackle new trails and carve his board through fresh snow. His friends say he was extremely talented at boarding, and for a while he even made a living producing fake snow at resorts.
Friends also say Ben "dreamed of longer backcountry trips, more strenuous hikes, and bigger mountain faces to conquer." He simply loved adventure, and once lived an entire summer alone in a Colorado cabin without running water.
When Ben wanted to hitchhike 485 miles from Tabernash, Colorado to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to go skiing for his 29th birthday, no one thought anything of it.
Ben had even hitchhiked the route before with no problems. According to Ben's parents, he'd once flown from Colorado to California to visit them but decided not to use his plane ticket home. Instead, Ben made his own way back to Colorado, relying on his thumb and a skateboard. His dad says he would hitch rides to the top of hills and skateboard to the bottom, a process he continued for days.
But this time his journey would not be so carefree. |
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Birthday Blues For Ben's Family |
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On June 2, 2006, two days before Ben's birthday, police say he started his trip on foot with snowboard in hand from Colorado to Wyoming. He was heading to a resort to meet his friends for his big birthday ski bash -- but he never made it.
Investigators say Ben made one last call to his friends before he went missing. According to reports, Ben left a message from his cell phone that he was two hours outside Pinedale, backpack and snowboard slung over his shoulder, and hoped someone could drive down from Jackson to pick him up.
Sadly, that was the last time anyone would hear from Ben. Police confirm that a short time later, Ben was officially a missing person.
For months, no one knew where Ben Bradley was. His parents and friends posted missing person fliers along the route he took from Colorado to Wyoming, but there was no sign of him.
Then on October 1, 2006, two sightseers found Ben's body, according to investigators. The tourists were exploring the area near Boar's Tusk, Wyoming, a natural landmark that is the core of an ancient volcano. This landmark is located in the middle of the Red Desert about 25 miles from Rock Springs.
No one knows if Ben lived to see his 29th birthday or not. The detective on the case doesn't believe Ben would stop in Boar's Tusk because it was totally off track for him, and it would've taken him a lot of extra time to reach the location on foot. |
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One-Of-A-Kind Snowboard |
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One important clue in finding Ben's killer could be his snowboard.
The style of board Ben was carrying is extremely unique because the board splits to form two short skis which allow a snowboarder to climb up slopes. Denver-based Never Summer is the only company to design these boards -- and each is one-of-a-kind.
Ben's board is black with an eagle grasping lightning bolts in its talons. The eagle's wings read "Never" on the left and "Summer" on the right. On the second banner that runs parallel to the eagle's wings is the word "Denver," and the bottom of the snowboard reads "Legacy." Ben bought the snowboard for about $1,000.
Like his snowboard, Ben's backpack was missing for months until a man turned it in to police. Authorities have confirmed that Tommy Bowman, 35, brought the backpack to authorities. He claims he found it while jet skiing at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, an area about 44 miles from where Ben's body was found. Investigators say Bowman is not charged with any crimes at this time. |
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