Rogest Cain - Missing Since 1986 (was featured on Unsolved Mysteries)

Missing Person's Name: Rogest Cain
Last contact: February 18th, 1986 according to NamUs, Unsolved Mysteries episode says February 19th, 1986
Age when he disappeared: 61
Birthday: October 12th, 1924; Cenotaph says October 12th, 1923.
Sex: Male
Height in inches: 67
Weight in pounds (lbs): 165
Ethnicity: Black
Hair color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Scar or distinctive characteristic: Scars on right forearm, left breast, right knee, left thigh, and his left shoulder (deltoid).




Details from a government source (might be paraphrased): Cain was last seen at his home in Los Angeles on February 18th, 1986. However, others have claimed to have seen this after this time. I recommend DoeNetwork's circumstances for reading on this missing person.

Link to government source: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/51159/details?nav and also at https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/rogest-cain

Commentary and Research

By: Shane Lambert

The missing person case of Rogest Cain does not have a lot of information available at NamUs. However, his case did appear in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries in Season 1, Episode 13. As told from that source, Cain indicated that he was going to a local hardware store but has not necessarily been seen since. His vehicle was found with some "important papers," his glasses, and his false teeth about a month later.

In the episode, amnesia is suggested as the reason for his disappearance. After the episode, a tip came in from Topeka, Kansas. The called believed that Cain was using the name Elmer Jackson in that city.  

Has Rogest Cain been found?

Rogest Cain still has a missing person profile online at NamUs. The profile was created on July 14th, 2018. He also has a profile with the state of California.

Some sources say that he was declared legally dead in 1995. At the time of writing, he would be 100 years old which puts him in the "less than 1% chance of being alive" category even if he was in good health at the time of his 1986 disappearance.

His cenotaph, which is pictured online at findagrave, gives a date of death of February 19th, 1993. A cenotaph is used in a graveyard when the remains are not present so he has not yet been found. I agree with the statements at DoeNetwork that suggest that this individual may have been admitted into a hospital as a John Doe as there are stroke and/or mental health possibilities with this MP at about the time of his disappearance.



Comments

Best of MPC (as selected by the site's author)

Jerry Strickland, Melissa (Missy) Munday -- What Happened After the "Unsolved Mysteries" Episode 2

Missing Kids and Their Bicycles - Cases of Dario Cicolecchia, Janice Pockett, and Others

The Mystery of Beverly Sharpman's Disappearance: The 1947 Philadelphia Missing Person Case

James Hugh Wilson -- Missing Since Plane Crash in 1970

Dorothy Jean Vaillancourt: A Jane Doe Cold Case Finally Solved After 59 Years

The Rahway Jane Doe from March 25, 1887 (New Jersey)

Dottie Caylor's Disappearance - What Happened After the "Unsolved Mysteries" Episode

NamUs #MP8602 - Notes on Ashley Fuller Reed

Patricia Patterson Leventhal -- Missing Since August 1991 From Florida

Reba Dawn McCoy (Attempt to Match) -- Missing Since March 28th, 1999 (Sunday)