Deadliest Catch - Has Jake Anderson's Father Been Found ?

So I'm sitting here watching Deadliest Catch reruns and I started wondering if Jake Anderson's father was ever found. I set out on a mission to see what I could find.

This is what I found.

Jake's father went missing on January 6, 2010.

His name is Keith Anderson, 63 years old, he was a retired school teacher/high school counselor for 23 years at Anacortes, WA. High School where he lives.  He evidently had gotten addicted to Oxycontin when he was given it after surgery on his rotator cuff, and then again about six months later for broken ribs. (I don't know why they don't outlaw this drug, it seems to do more harm than good.) Anyway he went to meet a drug dealer to purchase some Oxy in Sultan or Arlington (I've seen both places named) and was never seen again. He also reportedly had high blood pressure which he left the medicine for at home, and he was suffering from depression. The depression certainly is understandable after losing his daughter Chelsea Dawn in 2009. My guess is the Oxy was adding to the depression problem not helping it.

The day Keith left home he had $500 dollars with him, and his wife found his cell phone in a mud puddle outside their home.

Keith's truck was found in Darrington about 11 miles up a logging road, with the transmission burnt up and the keys locked inside. The truck was high centered between two logs. Keith's brother Chris said you could see where someone had tried to get the truck out, where it dug in, but there were no signs of foul play. The keys found in the truck had a small trace of blood on them, but it was such a small amount, the police thought someone might have cut their finger. The amount was so small they couldn't even determine if it was Keith's blood or someone else's.

I went to mapquest to take a look at these areas. From his home in Anacortes to Sultan is an hour 23 minutes. From Sultan to Darrington is an hour 18 minutes. Pretty much Sultan and Darrington are in different directions. I mean it's not like his truck could have broke down in Darrington on his way to Sultan. Here is a link to the map of the area for those interested. Arlington is also shown on the map, between Sultan and Darrington.

It sounds like police talked to the dealer and he gave Keith the drugs and then dropped him off in a grocery store parking lot. Makes you wonder where Keith's truck was at this point? This sounds strange to me.

Reportedly the police questioned one guy for three days and then he was released. I couldn't find if the guy questioned was the drug dealer or someone else.

Keith's brother Chris reported to Aolnews that Keith would have never driven to this area (Darrington), and that he never took his pills until he got home, because he couldn't hardly walk after taking them.

One of Keith's acquaintances claims to have seen him in Sultan on the day he disappeared.

There was a celebration of life service at the High School on August 14, 2010.

As far as I can tell Keith still has not been found. The family has hired a private missing persons search/recovery company that is working with the police, one report said they had hired a medium. It sounds like they are doing everything they can think of to find him. Jake said he just wants to know what happened and said that his father would never quit looking for him.

We know from the show Jake has been helping support his family; mom, dad and four sisters. Jake has said he doesn't have any money for a reward, practically everything he brings home goes to them.

There was a Deadliest Catch Signing at the Market that brought in $5000 towards a reward. Jake, Nick Mavar, and Matt Bradley were there. Nice to see Matt show up, given he and Jake's differences on the show. I think I like Matt a little more now. Johnathan Hillstrand surprised Jake when he showed up, what a guy. I'm not surprised he showed up. I really like Johnathan, maybe I'll consider marrying him, since Anderson Cooper is off the market. hehe  For a video of the signing go to searchforkeith.com watch Johnathan threaten to eat a baby puppy. LOL I must say I was surprised Sig and Edgar weren't there. ?? There was a guy with long blond hair that might have been Sig with his hair grown out, but it was hard to tell in the video. Sig wasn't named in the sub text so I don't think it was him.

The family has set up a reward fund. If you are interested in donating you can go to any US Bank location or go usbank.com. The account is set up under the name "Keith Anderson." If the reward isn't claimed the money will go to a scholarship in his name.

Well it would be nice if Jake's dad would miraculously show up, but it isn't looking good at this point.

I sure hope Jake stays sober with all this going on. I was heart broke when he got his 6 month cupcake. Just because I never knew he had a problem.  I mean I was happy he had been clean for 6 months but still heart broke. I wish this family nothing but the best. I think they have been through enough. 

Oh, I just heard the new season of Deadliest Catch will start in April. Ughhh, why do we have to wait so long ??

UPDATE: June 30, 2012 Keith Anderson remains have been found. Story here. Hugs to the Anderson and Mavar family.


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