'Bobby' last seen in Alderpoint - Humboldt Beacon

Iam Bobbys sister in law and Iam so tired of hitting road blocks and getting the run around when we are looking for answers!!
The police say that they are working on the case but Iam not convinced that they are putting all of their efforts into it.What I do know is that everyday I have to watch my husband and my in-laws as this whole thing consumes them. I cant even imagine how my mother in-laws feels this is her oldests son, this is something no mother should have to go through.Imagine if it was you or someone you love. Please if you know anything at all come forward and help us.

I am Bobby's cousin and I am very frustrated with the manner in which the Humboldt sheriff handled this investigation. It is rare that an adult would just dissappear never to be heard from again without foul play being involved. I think the Humboldt sheriff department needs to remember they are paid public servants and its time to earn their paycheck. Investigating is an action and you have to make an effort. Rather than accept someones word who has changed their story three times. Try to figure it out.

I think we have a lot in common. Is Boboy from the Modesto area? Me and my daughter have been going through the same as you. Her Dad is from Modesto, and has been missing from humbolt co. since 11/16/07. In the middle of the day, from a place called Hansens Truck stop in Alton. I don't know what detective is handling Bobbys case, but a retard could have done a better investigation for our family member. By the way, his name is Gary Lee Rogers and he went by the nickname "Patch" We have a lot to say, and maybe theres something we could do together about it. my e-mail address is kmulliniks1@gmail.com

Every person deserves a decent investigtion. Maybe a reproter from the area would be willing to talk to family's like ours? I heard the detective handling garys case owned the truck stop that he came up missing from. I don't know, but it seems as though there are a hell of a lot of people scared to death of the police up there. I thought just about every store/gas station these days has a camera or some type of security. Something is going on, and I'd sure like to help expose it. Plus the person with him at the time has change her story a few times and wrote a card tto his best friend about him "resting in peace" and dropped it off at his door step w/ a few of his belongings. The detective told us that when the police want to talk to someone and they don't want to there is nothing they can do, that their "hands are tied" ON A SUSPECTED CASE OF FOUL PLAY?" Yeah right!

tamtam72 wrote:

I am Bobby's cousin and I am very frustrated with the manner in which the Humboldt sheriff handled this investigation. It is rare that an adult would just dissappear never to be heard from again without foul play being involved. I think the Humboldt sheriff department needs to remember they are paid public servants and its time to earn their paycheck. Investigating is an action and you have to make an effort. Rather than accept someones word who has changed their story three times. Try to figure it out.

You gotta realize that most people in this area are not law enforcement friendly. Any guess as to why?? I think we all know why, and anybody who lives there has to deal with that burden. Its the price you pay for living and doing your "thing" there. Unfortunately, this guy probably fell victim to the "industry", and you can be certain that nobody is going to say anything, no matter how hard the sheriff's department presses them. During my stint there, there were several people who flat out "disappeared", and will never be found. Just a fact of life there. Maybe its time to stop blaming the sheriff's department and look inward....everybody has secrets, especially there, and his may have caught up with him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...

Since your prayers are w/ us, then I take it you've probably heard about don't judge lest ye be judged yourself? And since your thoughts are w/ us, then think on this. Stop all the "I know, haven't you ever wonderd why, take your best guess,uh,most people there are not "law enforcement friendly" I mean really,on top of what were going through, you gotta talk to us like we are stupid? And basically say our family member did get a good investigation, it's just that these people up there are that good and no one will ever talk if you pried their mouth open with a pair of pliers? I already know my family member was on drugs,I'm sure the other folks w/ missing family on drugs know too. I'm so sick of all you judgemental people about drugs, its like the "us and them" thing, just cause you gotta feel better than something or someone.I'll write another message cause I'm running out of room.

Ok,its like this, I'm sure you would never be, but how do you know that one of your family members wouldn't become addicted. And I'm talking son, daughter, that kind of thing.Someone you couldn't help caring about even though you would hate what they do. And what if that person came up missing and you knew they were probably dead, would you want to know what happened? If they were hanging around drugies and probably unintentionlly had something to do w/ their own demise, would you care where their bodies were? Would you not be in pain, wondering, imagining and never knowing how horrible it might have been? Well, this is a fact, that when it comes to certain "character types" the sheriffs purposly don't do a good investigation, because like you they are opinionated, and actually think that addicted people want and like what they are. Like, scum of the earth, maybe it was their goal or dream. Addiction is not about how smart you are or what you want. Believe it, it changes something in the way your brain works. Something to do w/ chemecals, wiring. Once addicted, you will obsess to do something that you don't want to do anymore.When you know its the last thing you need or have money for. But somehow your brain will continue to obsess. And I mean big time, it feels quite literaly like the water you need in the desert.You don't know why it feels like the water when you know its not, but if you were out in the desert,it would be very hard to stop your mind from obsessing for water.Your mind obsesses against your will and intelligence, and then when you use, you fell guilty. Thats the best way I could try to describe it to a normie. Now,my missing family member never drove a fancy car, didn't have a degree, or live in a nice house, but he was still somebodys son, and somebodys Dad and they can't help but want to know where his body is at least. Now in the long run, it don't matter what people think, cause they don't get payed for thinking, but the sheriffs do, by our tax dollars. EVERY HUMAN BEING DESERVES A DECENT INVESTIGATION

My bad, I thought I was running out of room earlier. This all could have been 1 post instead of 3 in 1. Ya live and learn, and the lessons just seem to go on and on.

DIstantMemories wrote:

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You gotta realize that most people in this area are not law enforcement friendly. Any guess as to why?? I think we all know why, and anybody who lives there has to deal with that burden. Its the price you pay for living and doing your "thing" there. Unfortunately, this guy probably fell victim to the "industry", and you can be certain that nobody is going to say anything, no matter how hard the sheriff's department presses them. During my stint there, there were several people who flat out "disappeared", and will never be found. Just a fact of life there. Maybe its time to stop blaming the sheriff's department and look inward....everybody has secrets, especially there, and his may have caught up with him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...

I have read the comments that everybody has posted. I just wanted to comment to yours. You seem to know so much about this place, I wounder how. Are you an addict,or is it in your past. If it is your past should the law or even other people judge you by your past or how you are now? I don't give a DAM what someones past is the key word is past. The Law is the Law! From what I can tell the sheriff's office in Humboldt county has not and is not doing their job. All they want to say is we don't know about the industry in this county their are right I don't, in fact until now I had never heard of this place. what I don't understand is if they know all of this corruption exists why is it still going on? Somebody knows what happened! There are a lot of people that love Bobby and want answers to what has happened to him what ever that may be. Everybody's prayers are a good gesture but we need answers.

DIstantMemories wrote:

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You gotta realize that most people in this area are not law enforcement friendly. Any guess as to why?? I think we all know why, and anybody who lives there has to deal with that burden. Its the price you pay for living and doing your "thing" there. Unfortunately, this guy probably fell victim to the "industry", and you can be certain that nobody is going to say anything, no matter how hard the sheriff's department presses them. During my stint there, there were several people who flat out "disappeared", and will never be found. Just a fact of life there. Maybe its time to stop blaming the sheriff's department and look inward....everybody has secrets, especially there, and his may have caught up with him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...

I would like to respond to your fact of life, my cousin is a human being not a bag of garbage that someone can throw away. I want answers for our family to have, this keeps me up late at night wondering what kind of torment he had to endure from the hands of a good for nothing pot smoker and grower. Well maybe i should move to humboldt and start growing illegal marijuana and not work in the real world and have the cops protect me. I cant go around killing people and get away with so why should they?????????? I do believe that some day these so called people that harmed bobby will get to see what it is like for our family, all of us. We cant feel the pain that his mom feels or his dad, the pain that a mother feels will never go away. I know because i am a mom too. Everyone can comment on how they feel about what we should do as a family you think we should let it go, no way i will do what i have to. I will keep Bobbys name out there as long as i am alive.......i guarantee you that one.

Maybe you should ask the people he was doing the
remodeling for in Alderpoint. Did he have relatives in Eureka? How did he happen to come to
Humboldt? I'm truely sorry for his families pain
You could try and put some flyers at the Alderpoint Store. There number is in the book.

Kat wrote:

Maybe you should ask the people he was doing the
remodeling for in Alderpoint. Did he have relatives in Eureka? How did he happen to come to
Humboldt? I'm truely sorry for his families pain
You could try and put some flyers at the Alderpoint Store. There number is in the book.

Didn't you answer your own question? He was there doing remodeling work for someone that lived there. No he has no family in Eureka. The sheriff's office said they question the people that he was working for,but they have changed their story several times. So I personally don't believe anything they say. Those people know something and we are not going to give up until.

DIstantMemories wrote:

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You gotta realize that most people in this area are not law enforcement friendly. Any guess as to why?? I think we all know why, and anybody who lives there has to deal with that burden. Its the price you pay for living and doing your "thing" there. Unfortunately, this guy probably fell victim to the "industry", and you can be certain that nobody is going to say anything, no matter how hard the sheriff's department presses them. During my stint there, there were several people who flat out "disappeared", and will never be found. Just a fact of life there. Maybe its time to stop blaming the sheriff's department and look inward....everybody has secrets, especially there, and his may have caught up with him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...

Well "Distant Memories" let me start out by saying the you dont have to be law enforcement friendly or you dont have to even worry about the law, when you have them on your payroll.Hows that for "brutal honesty"? Now you say ,"this guy probably fell victim to the industry", with that you sound like just because he was in Humboldt Co(and he wasnt a resident) that he was up to no good.Bobby was remodeling a house. So you can keep your "know it all" attitude and assumptions.Your just like your name a "distant memory"

What was the name of the "friend" he was working
for in Alderpoint? Marijuana isn't illegal in this
county as well as some others. Unless he had a
problem with stealing he should have no problem
with the marijuana growers. Now the people that
are involved with methamphetamine and heroin are
a little more unpredictable. I had a friend who
was once very close to my heart overdose on heroin. The people with her didn't want to be caught so they dumped her in the woods. When running with that crowd no telling what could
have happened. Also you can rake the sheriffs
department and the people of this county all you
like but it will get you nowhere but further from
the truth. I'm sure you've heard the term back in
the Ozarks about catching more flies with honey.

Ok I have read the latest posts and just want to address a couple issues. First things first Bobby was not a theif. He was a well like person who would do anything for just about anyone. No one in our family is denying anything from his past. he has used drugs and did smoke marijuana. We are not raking the sheriffs dept over the coals but do expect decent communication. You outside the family have really no clue what has happened in the investigation nor do you know what has been said by the sheriff. I can tell you it is my opinion that the sheriff has had poor communication from day one. Starting with failure to report bobby as officially missing for weeks! My aunt has been treated horribly. We asked to be involved in searching for him in the beginning and to pass out flyer etc in an effort to find him. We were never assisted with this or allowed to participate in the one search they say they conducted. I really dont feel they went on a seach. The individuals that he was last seen with didn't even report him to the sheriff as missing and have changed their story three times. Each time the sheriff gives his standard answer that he feels they are being truthful. Well I say statistics prove when an adult goes missing it is almost always the last person to see them that harmed them. We have been told several stories from people outside of law enforcement of what happended to Bobby. let me tell you if it was your family member you would be horrified, physically ill! I am sick and tired of all the inuindos and code talk for the drugs and illegal activity up there. I will say this it doesnt matter if Bobby was on drug or not, involved in the industry or not. Just because someone else chooses to be a bigger criminal does not make it ok for them to get away with murder. Everyone has a place in society, a part they play in life and it doesn't matter if you are a preacher or a prostitute, a saint or a sinner every life has value. A criminal drug dealer, dirty cop or corrupt judge or whatever the issue may be up there doesnt give them the right to sweep my cousin under the rug like he never existed.

tamtam72 wrote:

Ok I have read the latest posts and just want to address a couple issues. First things first Bobby was not a theif. He was a well like person who would do anything for just about anyone. No one in our family is denying anything from his past. he has used drugs and did smoke marijuana. We are not raking the sheriffs dept over the coals but do expect decent communication. You outside the family have really no clue what has happened in the investigation nor do you know what has been said by the sheriff. I can tell you it is my opinion that the sheriff has had poor communication from day one. Starting with failure to report bobby as officially missing for weeks! My aunt has been treated horribly. We asked to be involved in searching for him in the beginning and to pass out flyer etc in an effort to find him. We were never assisted with this or allowed to participate in the one search they say they conducted. I really dont feel they went on a seach. The individuals that he was last seen with didn't even report him to the sheriff as missing and have changed their story three times. Each time the sheriff gives his standard answer that he feels they are being truthful. Well I say statistics prove when an adult goes missing it is almost always the last person to see them that harmed them. We have been told several stories from people outside of law enforcement of what happended to Bobby. let me tell you if it was your family member you would be horrified, physically ill! I am sick and tired of all the inuindos and code talk for the drugs and illegal activity up there. I will say this it doesnt matter if Bobby was on drug or not, involved in the industry or not. Just because someone else chooses to be a bigger criminal does not make it ok for them to get away with murder. Everyone has a place in society, a part they play in life and it doesn't matter if you are a preacher or a prostitute, a saint or a sinner every life has value. A criminal drug dealer, dirty cop or corrupt judge or whatever the issue may be up there doesnt give them the right to sweep my cousin under the rug like he never existed.

i am just adding something to my cousins statement here that bobbys family all of them love him no matter what his past was and he was a loving cousin, son, brother, and father he deserves the proper investigation as any person does.

tamtam72 wrote:

Ok I have read the latest posts and just want to address a couple issues. First things first Bobby was not a theif. He was a well like person who would do anything for just about anyone. No one in our family is denying anything from his past. he has used drugs and did smoke marijuana. We are not raking the sheriffs dept over the coals but do expect decent communication. You outside the family have really no clue what has happened in the investigation nor do you know what has been said by the sheriff. I can tell you it is my opinion that the sheriff has had poor communication from day one. Starting with failure to report bobby as officially missing for weeks! My aunt has been treated horribly. We asked to be involved in searching for him in the beginning and to pass out flyer etc in an effort to find him. We were never assisted with this or allowed to participate in the one search they say they conducted. I really dont feel they went on a seach. The individuals that he was last seen with didn't even report him to the sheriff as missing and have changed their story three times. Each time the sheriff gives his standard answer that he feels they are being truthful. Well I say statistics prove when an adult goes missing it is almost always the last person to see them that harmed them. We have been told several stories from people outside of law enforcement of what happended to Bobby. let me tell you if it was your family member you would be horrified, physically ill! I am sick and tired of all the inuindos and code talk for the drugs and illegal activity up there. I will say this it doesnt matter if Bobby was on drug or not, involved in the industry or not. Just because someone else chooses to be a bigger criminal does not make it ok for them to get away with murder. Everyone has a place in society, a part they play in life and it doesn't matter if you are a preacher or a prostitute, a saint or a sinner every life has value. A criminal drug dealer, dirty cop or corrupt judge or whatever the issue may be up there doesnt give them the right to sweep my cousin under the rug like he never existed.

Well thank you tamtam it's about time somebody put it out there like that!!I'm not going to try to convince everyone what a great person Bobby is,we know and that's all that matters.

I'm with the Humboldt Beacon, and on two occasions, we have run short articles on Robert "Bobbie" Tennison's disappearance. I would like to write a new article, and encourage friends and family to write to me at: <news@humboldtbeacon.com >
I'd like to know what Robert was up to just before he went to Alderpoint, and what lured him to Alderpoint in particular. I also would like to know if anyone in that area remembers him.
Any good jpeg photos could be used.