Overview
- William Neil McCasland, 68, left his Albuquerque home on foot around 11 a.m. on Feb. 27, and a Silver Alert citing an unspecified medical concern remains active with no confirmed sightings.
- Investigators have contacted more than 600 nearby homeowners to obtain security footage as the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office coordinates with the FBI and other agencies.
- Newly released details say his phone, prescription glasses, and wearable devices were found at home, while his hiking boots, wallet, and a .38 caliber revolver with a leather holster were missing.
- Authorities are urging residents and hikers to review and submit any video from Feb. 27–28 in the Sandia Mountains and the surrounding neighborhood to assist the investigation.
- Officials report no evidence of foul play so far, and McCasland’s wife says he does not have dementia and is unlikely to have been targeted for dated classified information despite brief post-retirement ties to a UFO-focused group.