Overview

Last Seen: July 18, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Location: Intersection of Wyoming Highway 70 and Wyoming Highway 789 in Baggs, Carbon County, Wyoming
Age When Missing: 66
Case Status: Endangered missing person
NamUs: MP119581
Investigating Agency: Carbon County Sheriff’s Office

Kris Mortenson Ziegler disappeared after reportedly being dropped off at the intersection of Wyoming 70 and Wyoming 789 in Baggs. He has not been heard from since. Publicly available records provide few details about why he was at the intersection, who dropped him off, where he intended to go afterward, or what investigators believe happened to him. There has been no publicly announced determination that Ziegler was the victim of homicide.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Kris Mortenson Ziegler Missing Person Case: Disappearance in Baggs, Wyoming

Brief Case Summary

Last Seen: July 18, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Location: Intersection of Wyoming Highway 70 and Wyoming Highway 789 in Baggs, Carbon County, Wyoming
Age When Missing: 66
Case Status: Endangered missing person
NamUs: MP119581
Investigating Agency: Carbon County Sheriff’s Office

Kris Mortenson Ziegler disappeared after reportedly being dropped off at the intersection of Wyoming 70 and Wyoming 789 in Baggs. He has not been heard from since. Publicly available records provide few details about why he was at the intersection, who dropped him off, where he intended to go afterward, or what investigators believe happened to him. There has been no publicly announced determination that Ziegler was the victim of homicide.

The Disappearance of Kris Mortenson Ziegler

Kris Mortenson Ziegler was 66 years old when he disappeared from Baggs, a small community in southern Carbon County, Wyoming, on July 18, 2021.

According to published missing-person records, Ziegler was last seen at approximately 9:30 p.m. after he was dropped off near the intersection of Wyoming Highway 70 and Wyoming Highway 789. After that point, there are no publicly documented confirmed sightings or communications from him.

What Kris Ziegler Was Wearing

At the time of his disappearance, Ziegler was reportedly wearing a dark-colored shirt, blue sweatpants and black lace-up boots.

He was described as a white male, approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing around 190 pounds. He had brown hair and hazel eyes and had a scar on his chin.

Questions Surrounding His Last Known Location

One of the most significant aspects of Ziegler’s disappearance is how little information has been made public about the circumstances surrounding his final known location.

Available case summaries state that he was “dropped off” at the highway intersection, but they do not publicly identify the person who brought him there or explain why Ziegler was left at that location. They also do not say whether he planned to meet someone, continue traveling on foot, obtain another ride or go somewhere nearby.

Those unanswered questions are important, but they should not be filled in with speculation. No publicly available law-enforcement source located for this article identifies a suspect, names a person of interest or publicly establishes foul play in Ziegler’s disappearance.

Missing Person Investigation

The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office is identified as the investigating agency in Ziegler’s case. The Sheriff’s Office currently lists its main telephone number as 307-324-2776.

Ziegler’s case has also been entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System under NamUs case MP119581. Current case indexes continue to identify him as missing from Baggs, Wyoming, with a last-seen date of July 18, 2021.

Wyoming’s Division of Criminal Investigation maintains a statewide missing-person database based on information submitted through law-enforcement records. DCI states that people listed on its missing-person site remain there until the agency is notified that the entering law-enforcement agency has removed the person from NCIC. DCI cautions that its public database is not real-time.

Latest Public Information

One of the latest substantial public references located involving Ziegler’s case came on October 13, 2025, when Cowboy State Daily reported on the discovery of a human skull inside a cave near Needle Peak in southern Carbon County.

During its coverage of that separate investigation, the news organization reviewed Carbon County’s unresolved missing-person cases and reported that Ziegler remained among six people listed as missing from the county. The article specifically noted that no additional information concerning Ziegler’s July 18, 2021 disappearance was publicly available.

The skull investigation should not be interpreted as evidence that the remains belonged to Ziegler. Authorities reportedly believed the skull could have been at least 40 to 50 years old and possibly considerably older, and no public announcement located for this article connected those remains to Ziegler.

As of August 26, 2026, searches of current publicly accessible sources did not locate a later case-specific law-enforcement announcement identifying what happened to Ziegler, announcing that he had been located or naming a suspect in his disappearance.

Why the Case Remains Unresolved

More than five years after Kris Mortenson Ziegler disappeared, the publicly known facts remain unusually limited.

What is established is that Ziegler was in the Baggs area on the evening of July 18, 2021 and was reportedly dropped off at the intersection of Wyoming 70 and Wyoming 789 at approximately 9:30 p.m. He subsequently disappeared and has not been publicly reported as found. His case remains represented in current missing-person resources under NamUs MP119581.

What remains unknown publicly is far greater: where Ziegler intended to go after being dropped off, whether anyone saw him later that night, whether he obtained another ride, whether investigators recovered relevant physical or digital evidence, and whether authorities have developed any private investigative theory.

How to Report Information

Anyone with information about Kris Mortenson Ziegler’s disappearance should contact the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office at 307-324-2776. Wyoming DCI also encourages people with information concerning unresolved missing-person cases to contact the responsible law-enforcement agency or submit information through DCI.

Even information that appeared insignificant at the time could potentially help investigators establish Ziegler’s movements before or after he was last seen.ncy.