Dean Duane Bechtold
Bechtold, circa 1995
- Missing Since 01/25/1995
- Missing From Ainsworth, Nebraska
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Sex Male
- Race White
- Date of Birth 11/26/1973 (52)
- Age 21 years old
- Height and Weight 5'8, 160 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue Dallas Cowboys jersey with elbow-length sleeves and gray lettering, size 32 or 34 button-fly Levi 501 jeans, tube socks with stripes at the top, and sneakers. Carrying a wallet.
- Medical Conditions Bechtold has a history of drug abuse.
- Associated Vehicle(s) Blue and white 1979 pickup truck
- Distinguishing Characteristics White male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Bechtold has a scar on his shoulder from where a wound had been stitched closed with glass still inside it. He has several tattoos, including the phrase "BORN WILD" on his left forearm, two interlocking hearts on his forearm, and the letters "FTW" on one arm. He also had an unfinished tattoo on his arm at the time of his disappearance; it was meant to say "MONICA" but only the M and O had been completed.
Details of Disappearance
Bechtold was last seen in Ainsworth, Nebraska on January 25, 1995, just prior to his departure to attend a wedding in Colorado. Two men in a blue and white 1979 pickup truck picked him up and headed west; he has never been heard from again.
Bechtold has a history of involvement with weapons, and caution is advised when approaching him. Few details are available in his case.
Investigating Agency
- Nebraska State Patrol
- Norfolk Station
- 402-370-3456
Source Information
Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated January 7, 2026; distinguishing characteristics updated.

