Missing Since: 1994-06-26 Location: Running Springs, California
Blake was living at a special needs boarding school, the Cedu School, in Running Springs, California at the time of his disappearance. He had been enrolled in the school only since June 1, and had told his mother he was homesick and wanted to leave. He was last seen at 8:00 p.m. on June 26, 1994 as he walked to a barn on the property to check on the animals. A staff member saw a light go on in the barn shortly afterwards. Blake did not return to his dormitory by the 10:00 p.m. curfew and and has not been seen again. Searchers tracked him to a nearby highway, but no further. There were numerous reported sightings of Blake in California and Utah in 1994 and 1995, but none of them have been confirmed. He is from Flagler, Colorado and may be somewhere in that state. Many agencies classify Blake’s disappearance as a runaway. The school officials believe he ran away, but his family thinks he may have been abducted or lured from the school grounds. Curiously, Blake is not the only student to have disappeared from the Cedu School and never been found; John Inman disappeared from the school in 1993 and Daniel Yuen in 2004. The Cedu School filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2005. No suspects have been identified in Blake’s disappearance and his case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office 909-336-0600 Source Information The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Child Protection Education of America The Deseret Morning News The Rocky Mountain News California Attorney General’s Office NamUs Updated 8 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated August 5, 2012; clothing/jewelry description updated.