The mystery of Tom Phifer’s disappearance has lingered for decades. In 1984, Tom and his girlfriend, Kay Hollis, embarked on a journey from Denver to Grand Junction, but they never reached their destination. Tragically, Kay was discovered in the river 15 days later, but Tom and their 1972 Ford Pinto remained missing.
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Adventures With Purpose is dedicated to shedding light on cold cases like Tom’s, offering hope and closure to families haunted by unanswered questions. Our latest expedition took us along the Colorado River, right outside Grand Junction, where we scoured the river in search of any trace of Tom.
Our search was met with challenges. The river, a winding serpent through the landscape, presented us with areas too shallow for our equipment and conditions that tested our resolve. Despite the setbacks, we remained determined, knowing that our efforts could bring peace to a family.
We explored every possible scenario, considering the high water levels of the river at the time of Tom’s disappearance and the likelihood of the vehicle being buried under silt and debris. Our advanced sonar equipment scanned the riverbed, revealing sections deep enough to hold secrets from the past. Yet, the river kept its silence.
The search for Tom Phifer is more than a mission; it’s a testament to our unwavering commitment to those who are lost. We understand the importance of our work, not just in finding the missing but in telling their stories, keeping their memories alive, and ensuring that they are not forgotten.
As we continue our journey, we call upon you, our community, to join us. If you have any information about Tom Phifer’s disappearance, please come forward. Contact the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department or reach out to us at support@adventureswithpurpose.com. Your knowledge could be the key to solving this enduring mystery.
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Im Born and raised in Colorado from Denver my homestate is beautiful I pray a he’s located no guard rails ever in the mountains ever I never heard of this case 39 years ago
That mans killed his wife. Drove off and changed his name. Then got rid of the car at some point. Thats my gut intuition
Doug I've lived in Missouri all my life. We don't have mountains 😅😅😅😅
I like how they kept the “cracking cold cases for free†Part in that edit…
And you passed cars! How did it you see them?
Thanks!
I have traveled on those roads. Many parts have no guard rails. It's easy to accidentally go over the side.
Ion think he died idk something telling me he still alive somewhere
The guy killed his girlfriend put her in the river he left town to never be found again he might still be alive just saying
wow i live in grand junction. had no clue you guys were here!! thank you for all you do!!!
Just my input, but maybe he murdered his gf and fled. Now living a different life never to be found. 🤷â€â™‚🤷â€â™‚
Take how far she went in the water from when she was spotted to when she was recovered and do the math and it will give you a smaller search area.
Take how far she went in the water from when she was spotted to when she was recovered and do the math and it will give you a smaller search area.
It amazes me how many people end up in water. Even if the road isn’t very close. Because is this show I am now super aware whenever driving along water.
Years ago my boyfriend lost his brother to water. They searched for over a month in the river and literally passed right over him many times. They stopped looking. His dad kept getting a feeling where he was in the river and begged for one more try. They found him. He had no injuries, still belted in with his phone sitting on passenger’s seat. It was a road he drove every day. But at least he was finally found. 😢
Was the girlfriend pregnant?
When we had a flood here in northern Colorado in 2013 it uncovered cars I believe one with remains from another flood back in 1979.
Just fast forward to the end!
I’m in northern Colorado and I know the Poudre river up here changes over the years. You never know that car could have been crushed by the debris of the river when it was running high and got buried and in a area not under water anymore.
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Imma little upset y'all were in my area and I never knew it 😅
40 years in a river….how many big floods have there been since then…car probably ultimately broke apart and scattered all down stream…odds of finding it very low.
6:40 um sir did you know spiderweb tattoos on elbows has/had a meaning…? It’s like a prison meaning for uhh.. murder😅 Most tattoo meanings has died out though but some ex prisoners might think you’ve murdered someone-
Edit: Correction on the murder, it meant you got a long sentence hence the spiderweb, so could indicate murder though. But it also symbolized white supremacy in 1700s-
Why views wayyyy down 🤔
I found a Tom Phifer on fb looks just like the dude but older
These must be old videos because Doug is no longer with AVP
It being over 40 years. Rivers would have change so much it might be buried and turn into a sand bar.
i must admit with a situation such as this, does often make me think, one being an accident from long ago and second the under water conditions – i'd be interested how cars behave once they settle
we know from the AWP team, cars invariably float for a time, engine down and then begin to sink, will often turn right over to upside down because of inflated tires, the car at some point will have an amount of negative buoyancy, trucks behave differently to cars and so on, but where there are varying water flows and river beds, stone and mud, we have seen how old cars become battered, create a hollow on the downstream side, the car often digging in and becoming buried – but it be interesting to see the behaviour with models with many of the variables mentioned above, including how cars bury with water moving across from sides, front and rear, how the river bed changes – we know conditions will be always very different to one another, but it be nice to understand some of those variables to build an assumption of what can occur in particular river types, of course all this providing you know where the car went in, and then there's all the other variables, storms, flooding etc
Why don't you take the magnatometer from the start?
39 years is a really long time I pray you find him and bring him back home.
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Not going to find much after that much time.
I honestly think that car might never be found… that's a long time for a car that might be crushed and rusted to dust… you are also assuming that the car wasn't pummeled apart by rocks and debris in the flood to begin with and his body didn't float down even further
Forensic could take the skin that falls off and put it on there hand, they Will get fingerprints!
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