Rodney J. Olsen
Rodney John Olsen
Age at Report: 32
DOB: October 1, 1954
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 6′ 0″
Weight: 210 lbs.
Race: White
Sex: Male
Missing From: Mason City, IA
Cerro Gordo County
Incident Type: Endangered / Physical
Missing Since: October 18, 1986
Rodney Olsen, a rural Mason City farmer, was 32 when he was reported missing on October 18, 1986. Olsen was the father of a young son and farmed northeast of Mason City. He had moved from his native Britt area not too long before he disappeared.
He reportedly left his rural home at 1 a.m. to visit someone and has not been seen since.
Several months later, Olsen’s car, a black 1978 Pontiac Sunbird, was found in a Forest City trailer park. No clues were found to indicate what happened to Olsen, according to reports at that time.
Twenty-one years later, Olsen’s family still thinks of their lost son.
“You always want to know,” said his father, Myrlen, who lives in Britt. “We always have hope.”
Myrlen believes that Rodney, one of his three children, “went off in the middle of the night by himself — and after that, we just don’t know.”
Rodney Olsen’s son today lives in California, Merlyn said.
Myrlen Olsen keeps in contact with the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department, in hopes new information about the case can be developed.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Rodney Olsen, please call the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s department at (641) 421-3000 or 1-877-671-0052, or contact Iowa Cold Cases via our Contact form or Anonymous Tip Form.
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