CA BRYCE DAVID LASPISA: Missing from Castaic, CA - 30 Aug 2013 - Age 19

Bryce David Laspisa

Laspisa, circa 2013; Laspisa's tattoo

Missing Since: 08/30/2013
Missing From: Castaic, California
Classification: Endangered Missing
Sex: Male
Race: White
Date of Birth: 04/30/1994 (25)
Age: 19 years old
Height and Weight: 5'11, 170 pounds
Medical Conditions: A blue and white checkered shirt, white cargo shorts and size 12 red and white Nike shoes.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Red hair, green eyes. Laspisa has a tattoo of a Taurus bull head and his birthday in Roman numerals on his upper left arm; a photo of it is posted with this case summary. His ears are pierced.

Details of Disappearance
Laspisa was last seen in Castaic, California on August 30, 2013. He was attending Sierra College in northern California and was driving home to visit his family in Laguna Niguel, California at the time of his disappearance. He called his mother at 2:00 a.m., saying he was too tired to drive and was going to stop his car and sleep. He said he'd call her when he woke up.

Laspisa's beige 2003 Toyota Highlander was found abandoned in a ravine off Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake a few hours later, lying on its side, the rear window smashed. His cellular phone, wallet, laptop computer and other belongings were still inside the vehicle but there was no sign of him. An extensive search of the area turned up no clues. He has never been heard from again.

Laspisa's loved ones stated he was unfamiliar with the area he disappeared from, didn't hitchhike and didn't enjoy outdoor pursuits. He's originally from Illinois and graduated Naperville Central High School in 2012. His case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office 323-890-5500

Source Information
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
California Attorney General's Office
The Daily Mail
The Los Angeles Times
ABC7 Los Angeles
Cougar News
Find Bryce Laspisa
The Chicago Tribune
KHTS AM 1220
The Orange County Register

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BRYCE DAVID LASPISA: Missing from Castaic, CA since 30 Aug 2013 - Age 19

Laspisa went missing August 30, 2013 driving to visit family from college. He told his parents he was going to pull over and sleep in his car at 2 AM. His car was found a few hours later in Castaic, California, lying on its side, with no Bryce in...

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Bryce has been missing for 10 years today. I haven't seen any articles or anything yet today.

 

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Still No Signs Of Bryce Laspisa 11 Years Later

Eleven years after Bryce Laspisa’s crashed car was found at Castaic Lake, he is still nowhere to be found.

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Eleven years after Bryce Laspisa’s crashed car was found at Castaic Lake, he is still nowhere to be found.​

“Eleven years ago, Aug. 30th 2013, Bryce went missing. Still no answers or closure,” read a statement from Laspisa’s family posted to the Find Bryce Laspisa Facebook page. “No confirmed sightings but we appreciate continued thoughts and prayers, keeping Bryce’s story alive.”

 

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 405 - Bryce Laspisa | The Trail Went Cold

August 30, 2013. Castaic, California. An overturned abandoned SUV belonging to 19-year old Bryce Laspisa is discovered at the bottom of a steep embankment near Castaic Lake, but even though most of his personal possessions have been left behind, Bryce himself is nowhere to be found. While...

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 405 - Bryce Laspisa​

August 30, 2013. Castaic, California. An overturned abandoned SUV belonging to 19-year old Bryce Laspisa is discovered at the bottom of a steep embankment near Castaic Lake, but even though most of his personal possessions have been left behind, Bryce himself is nowhere to be found. While beginning his sophomore year at Sierra College in Rocklin, Bryce had been displaying erratic behaviour and seemed to be experiencing issues with drugs and alcohol before he made the inexplicable decision to drive hundreds of miles away. During his trip, Bryce seemingly spent long periods of time just sitting inside his parked SUV, but even though he assured his parents he would eventually join them at their home in Laguna Niguel, he vanishes before he arrives.

On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the unsolved disappearance of Bryce Laspisa, who went missing under very bizarre circumstances.

 

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Bryce Laspisa Remains Missing 12 Years Later

Bryce Laspisa remains missing, 12 years after his car was found crashed and abandoned near Castaic Lake.

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Bryce Laspisa remains missing, 12 years after his car was found crashed and abandoned near Castaic Lake.​

“12 years ago today and still no answers or closure. We love and miss you Bryce,” read a Saturday morning statement from Laspisa’s family, marking the anniversary of his disappearance.

 

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Mother hoping for answers in son Bryce Laspisa’s 2013 California disappearance

The 19-year-old vanished while driving to his family’s home in Laguna Niguel, California. The vehicle he was driving was found in Castaic.

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California college student Bryce Laspisa’s mysterious August 2013 disappearance remains unsolved​

On August 28, 2013, 19-year-old Bryce Laspisa made a decision. He left Sierra College in Rocklin, California, and drove to Chico to break up with his girlfriend. After that conversation, he apparently decided to make the 500-mile journey home to see his parents in Laguna Niguel. But Karen and Mike Laspisa didn’t know that was his plan at the time.

The next day, August 29, Karen received a notification from her insurance company that Bryce, who was driving a car registered to her, had called for roadside assistance in Buttonwillow in Kern County because he had run out of fuel. But hours after having fuel delivered to him from a local service station, he still hadn’t moved from where he had stopped.

Concerned, Karen called the service station owner and asked if he would go back and check for Bryce, which he did. According to Karen, Bryce was still at the same location, and the service station owner convinced Bryce to continue his drive. It was after that when Karen spoke with Bryce for the first time that day. He told her he was coming home to Laguna Niguel in Orange County. It should have been about a three-hour drive.

Hours went by and Bryce still wasn’t home. Karen and Mike reported their son missing to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. According to Karen, Orange County pinged Bryce’s phone and it was still located in Kern County. After 7 p.m., a Kern County Police Officer found Bryce parked only a few miles down the road from Buttonwillow.

The officer then checked in with Karen and told her that Bryce seemed fine. There were no signs of intoxication, and he searched the vehicle and did not find anything.

“So at that point, we still were not alarmed,” Karen said.

Then, she says, at 2:08 a.m. on August 30, Bryce called her to say he was tired and had pulled off I-5 to rest. “So I said, ‘Well, then just lock your door,’” Karen told Dateline. He described the area he had pulled off to rest as a residential area, though it was unclear exactly where.

When the doorbell rang hours later, Karen assumed it was her son. “We honestly thought it was Bryce arriving to our home,” Karen told Dateline.

It was not her son. It was a California Highway Patrol officer, and what the officer told her changed her life forever.

The officer explained that her Toyota Highlander SUV had been found in Castaic in Los Angeles County, about 90 miles south of Buttonwillow and roughly two hours north of Laguna Niguel.

“We didn’t even know where this was,” Karen told Dateline. According to Karen, she was told the vehicle was turned on its side. She says she was also told that all of Bryce’s personal belongings were found in the vehicle. “Literally the only thing missing was those clothes Bryce had on,” she said. Bryce was nowhere to be found.

Karen says she was also told blood had been found on the SUV’s windshield, presumably from the impact. “He was physically strong and able to get himself out of that vehicle,” she said. She added that she was told Bryce appeared to have gotten out through the back hatch of the SUV.

“Obviously, he was still coherent enough that he was able to crawl from the front seat through the back and out the back hatch,” Karen said.

Karen says her husband drove to the scene that morning, where he was told that the case was being transferred from the highway patrol to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “Searches were conducted all day,” Karen told Dateline.

Boats, helicopters, planes, dogs, divers, and other resources were all used in an effort to locate Bryce, but they turned up nothing, according to Karen. “Unfortunately, there’s never been one sighting of Bryce, and there’s no closure,” she said.

Dateline reached out to the LASD for comment on the search for Bryce and where his case currently stands, but has not yet heard back.

For 12 years, Karen has been left with only memories of her only child. “We always had a good, close relationship,” she told Dateline. “I live with that permanent hole in my heart.”

Karen created the Facebook page “FIND BRYCE LASPISA,” to share information about her son’s case. She asks anyone with information to come forward. At the time of his disappearance, Bryce was 5’11” and 170 lbs. He has blue eyes and red hair. He has a tattoo on his left shoulder of a Taurus bull head and Roman numerals. He would be 31 years old today.