Limesand was last seen at approximately 3:30 p.m. on November 12, 1999 in Marion, North Dakota. He was driving his red 1995 Ford Club Cab pickup truck with North Dakota license plates EIP-754 at the time. The vehicle had a red tool box featuring "4x4" decals installed in its bed. Limesand was en route to his son's farm at the time of his disappearance. He never arrived as scheduled and has not been heard from again.

Several witnesses claimed that they saw Limesand in a church in Waubay, South Dakota shortly after he was reported missing. The man matching Limesand's description was reportedly upset at the time of the incident. Limesand's family members stated that the described behavior was uncharacteristic of him. The sighting has never been confirmed.

Limesand's truck was discovered abandoned on a street in the Romkey Park neighborhood of Moorehead, Minnesota on November 16, 1999, four days after his initial disappearance. Traces of his blood were found in the box, but there was no other sign of Limesand at the scene. The Wrangler tire that was normally placed in the truck's bed was missing and has never been recovered.

In August 2005, authorities charged Steve Allen Thomas with Limesand's murder. A photograph of Thomas is posted below this case summary. His mother, Bonnie Rosland, lied to the police to give Thomas an alibi in Limesand's case shortly after Limesand vanished. She told them she and Thomas had gone to Fargo, North Dakota the day Limesand disappeared, but phone records proved they had both been at home. Rosland pleaded guilty to perjury and was sentenced to five months in jail. Rosland and Thomas lived two and a half miles from Limesand's home in 1999. Prior to Limesand's disappearance, he and Thomas got into a heated argument about a water drainage problem. After Limesand vanished, authorities found his eyeglasses and traces of his blood at the approach to Rosland's farm. Thomas turned himself into the police several days after the murder charge was filed against him.

In November 2006, Thomas pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with Limesand's disappearance. He admitted to having shot Limesand to death and agreed to help authorities find the missing man's body, but he stated he could not remember exactly where he concealed the remains. In 2007, Thomas was sentenced to the maximum term of ten years in prison.

Limesand's remains have not been located, but foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved. His 83rd birthday was shortly after his disappearance. He was declared legally dead in 2002.

Above: Steve Allen Thomas