"This whole thing is that strange, and I know that whatever happened was not intentional," said Marske. Marske said investigators checked out Welch's computer and found searches related to suicide, but specified he didn't search for manners of suicide.
They haven't been able to provide any additional information as far as his state of mind or any additional clues that would help bring any kind of closure."ĭid Welch intend to disappear behind the sunset he came for? We're over a year now and been in contact with his mom with his uncle.
"In some of these areas where you're in a valley and you're looking at trees and shrubs on the sides of the base there, you have to get really up close and it just takes an immense amount of time to get up to these and look," Marske explained. 15, MCSO has not found any physical evidence linked to Welch. The categorized map that documents the ground covered by crews in the search thus far, is littered with notes, like the discovery of bones, dead animals and mine shafts.Īs of Nov. So there is the theory that if his remains were out there, that they could have gotten burned up in the fire as well," Marske speculated. "That spread well within the search area. The fire was detrimental to finding Welch.Ī theory is that he may have perished without food and water in extreme heat well before the wildfire. Just about two miles away to the east, but then to the south, it was even closer," Marske said. Then came the Superstition Fire a week into Khayman’s disappearance. Superstition Fire sparks a week after his disappearance during this intense search, we did not find any articles of clothing, he left without a water bottle, his cell phone was left in the vehicle, his wallet was left behind in this vehicle," said Marske. Khayman was last seen wearing a black "Ghostbusters" T-shirt, black jeans, and black leather Army-style boots. MCSO deployed tracking dogs, drones, helicopters with infrared cameras and horseback riders. MORE: Family looks for answers after man goes missing near Superstition MountainsĪn extensive search followed in triple -digit temperatures for about eight days.
Khay got out and explored, walking southeast towards the peak.įamily looks for answers after man goes missing near Superstition Mountains They went and his uncle parked in the lot just after 7 p.m. After finishing the work, he suggested stopping at Weaver’s Needle Vista east of State Route 88. The day, Khayman took a job with his uncle doing AC work at Tortilla Flat. The Superstition Mountains await visitors from across the world. Tonto National Forest, which is more than 2.9 million acres, is the largest forest in Arizona - a beauty in the Sonoran Desert diverse with terrain, vegetation, and elevation. On August 12, 2020, Rihannon learned her son was nowhere to be found. "Honestly, whenever my phone rings and it's Uncle Brian calling, I kind of have a panic attack, just because it takes me back to that night when I got that call." "Everyone in the family knew that he was having some things he was working through, but I guess we didn't really know the extent of it."īut the days and weeks leading up to Khayman’s disappearance are haunting. Khayman often messaged his mother with signs, both negative and positive, depending on the day. "So he was taking a break from his passion, which is art and tattooing, to kind of regroup and get back into it, because he put his heart and soul into what he did," said Rihannon. Then the COVID-19 pandemichit and he decided to get away to work on his mental health. Khayman worked as a tattoo artist but struggled with what he called crippling anxiety and battled depression. "There was nobody in this world that doesn't love him." "He has an amazing soul, amazing spirit," she said.
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