COLD CASE: Missing person, Michael John Olson was last seen in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 1, 1979. He is from Edina, Minnesota, and had been a student at the University of Minnesota, studying business, but he was taking time off school when he disappeared.
Check out Mike King’s Pre-Investigation of this case.
Several weeks before his disappearance he traveled to Florida and got a job as a bag boy at the President Country Club in West Palm Beach. He was staying temporarily at the Howard Johnson’s hotel on Okeechobee Boulevard.
This video documents Adventures With Purpose’s search for Michael Olson, using the clues left behind with an emphasis on the AWP’s 5-mile search strategy.
– Where were they last seen?
– Where did they live?
– Where did they work?
– Where did they go to school?
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CASE DETAILS
Friday, November 30, was Olson’s day off from work. He played golf and then went to a rental agency trying to find a permanent place to live. At 6:00 p.m., he went to the dog track with coworkers, a mile from his hotel, to watch some races. It is known he placed some bets but it isn’t clear how much he won or lost.
Olson and his friends went to a bar after the track closed and watched a boxing match on television there, then went to two other bars, staying until closing time at 4:00 a.m. on December 1. His friends stated he didn’t drink very much. At 5:00 a.m., Olson dropped one of his friends off and said, “I’ll see you at work in the morning,” then drove away, presumably back to his hotel. He has never been heard from again.
When Olson missed work later that Saturday, his friends called his hotel and got no answer. They drove to the hotel that night and his car, a maroon 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix, wasn’t there. Sunday morning they spoke to the hotel desk clerk, who confirmed he hadn’t checked out. The clerk thought Olson might have decided to leave without settling his bill, and called the police. The next day, Monday, Olson’s boss called his parents and told them Olson was missing.
Olson was apparently happy with how things were going in Florida and his parents didn’t believe he would have walked out of his life, especially without taking his clothes or other belongings with him.
Because he had just cashed his paycheck and a $700 check his parents sent him, he may have been carrying up to a few thousand dollars when he disappeared. He wasn’t involved with drugs and his family stated even if he had gotten in trouble, such as by gambling away all his money at the dog track, he wouldn’t have been afraid to come home and ask them for help.
Olson’s family theorizes he was murdered, either because he accidentally witnessed criminal activity, or because thieves wanted to steal his new car and the cash he had on him. The Grand Prix has never been recovered and there has been no sign of Olson since 1979.
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I just clicked on it and didn't know it was a west palm beach case.
Wtf that's stupid just bring the cars up shouldn't have to go threw no protocol
I wish this was a TV show I love watching on YouTube but many my service is trash
Doug you are so professional and respectful love watching your vids x
What happened to Jared
God is using people and everything is being brought into the light, all you have to do is look into some things and you will see.
I’m shocked & actually I’m highly suspicious of the number lid subs, guys. The number has barely moved it should be around 3.5M after the Kiely Rodni case!
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I missed watching you guys pulling out car's on you tube wish I could be a member to watch it maybe one day.
This has been a great collaboration between AWP and law enforcement!
Wow, the amount of cars being found in this area close to the old hotel makes me wonder if a predator had been operating there on unsuspecting people staying at the hotel. This looks like a dumping ground. So close to the hotel…why, you know? Was Mr. Olson waylaid as he parked his car? Terrible, his last moments, regardless of the how.
what about the boat?
West Pal Beach P D and Divers along with Doug Bishop were al so professional and quick. Kudos to all and the videographer as well
My gut tells me that he is in the ocean and will never be found. It’s right there and back in the late 70s Cocaine was big business on the east coast of Florida. He may have just seen something that he shouldn’t have.
New subscriber here. Thank you for the amazing work you do.
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I really appreciated the officers sense of urgency of getting the vehicles out as soon as possible. Nice work!
Words can’t express how much I love what y’all are doing. You guys take the time out of your personal lives to help out other families find their loved ones. Y’all are amazing and will always have my support.
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Hi Doug, I just love watching you and your expertise and interest are fantastic..I am learning so much about sonar and just playing detective to follow the search
Always praying for positive results and for your safety too, take care.
you all sure came a long way from when I first started watching you. (old junky/stolen cars, iphones and sunglasses) good job guys… you are doing amazing work.
When dude is diving before he speaks it sounds like he is saying HUH!!!!! not a driver my self made he has to idk??????
I'm subscribed, I share videos, but I live on a budget, I'm 62yrs old, I wish I could help you guys.
I'm glad there taking those cars out, and those law informants were really nice, there some in my area (wv) there's some that thinks there all that, stay safe guys.
His ancestors is viking, Olsen/olson means (Oles son) so he have a viking ancestor wich name was Oluf… Oluf would have had a viking son in Scandinavia (sen=dk, son=Sweden/Norway) wich was also viking, but grandson Cristian.. may you rest with your ancestors in the nature all around us or may you meet your god brother.