Snyder was last seen by a neighbor in Covelo, California sometime in December 1994. He lived on Eel River Ranch Road. His family reported him missing six months later, on June 27, 1995. Authorities discovered Snyder's vehicle stuck in the mud and abandoned in the Chicken Ridge area of Covelo; it had been there since January 1995. There was no sign of him at the scene. Few details are available in Snyder's case; there's been no indication of his whereabouts since 1994.