Michigan Missing 411 Cases: UP Disappearances

A missing persons case is a grueling ordeal for those who are left with nothing but questions as to the whereabouts of a loved one.

Michigan, both with its urban cores and vast wilderness is no stranger to missing persons. Flint has a disturbing epidemic of missing women and Michigan's northlands hold many mysteries.

Understanding the Missing 411 Phenomenon: Hallmarks and Hypotheses

There's a disturbing set of disappearances known as the Missing 411 cases. Compiled by author David Paulides, these cases are unexplained disappearances from remote areas like national parks. Proponents of the phenomenon seek to draw a connection between the cases - anything from aliens to different dimensions.

Others counter that going missing and succumbing to the dangers of nature (inhospitable environment, animal attacks, extreme weather) are the most plausible and simple answers to the disappearances.

The Upper Peninsula Connection: Why Michigan's Wilderness Fits the Pattern

Paulides has focused on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, which fits the hallmark of the areas he investigates - highly rural, difficult terrain, and sparsely populated.

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Here are the cases from the UP:

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These cases involve missing outdoorsmen as well as two military personnel at the Kinross base.

More recently, there are the unexplained deaths from June 2025 at Isle Royale, which are still being investigated and stymying news media who feel they are being stonewalled by an impenetrable bureaucracy when digging for answers and updates in the case.

There are those who counter that the Missing 411 phenomenon is not valid and the author has cobbled together stories to build a narrative where one doesn't exist.

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Source: Michigan’s Missing 411: Unpacking the Unexplained Disappearances in the Upper Peninsula