Above: Lynch, circa 2003
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: June 6, 2003 from Hawaii National Park, Hawaii Classification: Lost/Injured Missing Date of Birth: April 12, 1959 Age: 44 years old Height and Weight: 5'8, 180 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Lynch has a dark complexion and a muscular build. His nicknames are Tim and T. J. He has a surgical scar on his abdomen and a light brown abrasion scar on his lower back. Lynch may wear a goatee.
Details of Disappearance
Lynch lived in Newburgh, Indiana at the time of his disappearance and was visiting Hawaii. He went hiking and taking pictures in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at the end of of Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii on June 6, 2003, and never returned. On June 13, a week after his disappearance, Lynch's rental car was found at the entrance to the park, near active lava flows along the volcano's coast. There was no sign of Lynch at the scene. An extensive search failed to locate him.Lynch was on vacation in June 2003 and was supposed to fly to his home in Indiana on the day of his disappearance, but he never used his return ticket and his car was found at the Evansville, Indiana airport. He left most of his personal belongings at his hotel room.
Lynch's estranged wife petitioned to have him declared legally dead in December 2005. His case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004.
Last updated March 29, 2006; details of disappearance updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Warrick County Sheriff's Department
812-897-6180
OR
Hawaii County Police Department
Kona Criminal Investigation Section
808-935-3311
The National Center for Missing Adults
Hawaii County Police Department
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Homepage
Honolulu Star-Bulletin