Missing Since: 1978-11-05 Location: None, California
Tittel disappeared with Virgil “Eugene” Bonham. The men left to go boating together at Folsom Lake in Placer County, California on November 5, 1978. They were last sighted at 12:30 p.m., on the way there, at a service station near a freeway entrance at Marysville Boulevard. They were supposed to return by 5:00 p.m., but never did. At 3:00 p.m., another boater noticed the men’s 12-foot fiberglass boat adrift in the lake, still intact and functional. Both Bonham and Tittel were gone. Their car was found in the parking lot at Granite Bay with personal items, including their wallets, clothes and money, inside it. The only things that were missing were the men’s cigarettes and lighters; both were heavy smokers. The day the pair disappeared was overcast, but conditions were good for boating: it was warm, with little wind. Tittel and Bonham are both considered excellent swimmers. They are presumed to have drowned, but their bodies have never been located. Investigating Agency Placer County Sheriff’s Department 530-889-7800 Source Information Placer County Sheriff’s Department NamUs The Sacramento Bee Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated October 21, 2022; casefile added.