Harry Christensen missing?
SCARAB MIKE
for him. Mike C.
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Chistensen missing. Only caught the end of a news cast. Seems like he
flew over to Las Cruces, NM to show his plane to some people who were
going to buy it. Later his plane was found with blood and bullet
holes! No body has been found.
Craig
BoatKitten
This is the info I've been able to obtain:
Harry was selling his airplane and met a supposed potential buyer at the Lake
Havasu airport on Tuesday. From there, we aren't sure what happened. A day
earlier, the two had gone for a test flight, and Harry was supposed to meet
this person the next day to complete the transaction.
Harry's jeep has been found at the LHC airport, with keys and wallet intact.
Two suspects have been arrested in New Mexico, and Harry's plane was found not
far from Albuquerque. The bad news is that some blood and a gun clip were
found inside the aircraft.
The last thing I heard was one suspect has admitted shooting Mr. Christiansen,
owner of Advantage Boats.
Some friends are aiding the FBI and searching landing strips and other areas
the plane may have been. The plane was seen refueling in Prescott Arizona, but
it was not known if Harry was with them or not.
The suspect is a former convict and felon, involved with kidnapping.
Lets all pray Harry is safe somewhere......
God watch over his family...
Valerie
Here is a previous article about Harry, for those who don't know who he is,
from 1997 from the offshore website:
Harry Christensen, driving ‘All Out,’ a twin MerCruiser HP500 powered Advantage
hull, won the Factory II event. Christensen endorsed the new APBA Factory
V-Bottom Series, saying, "The new APBA Factory V-Bottom Series is the ideal
entry-level offshore racing class with a level, highly competitive playing
field." The series features single and twin engine production sportboats, from
29 to 39 feet in length, all powered by stock MerCruiser HP500 sterndrive
engine packages.
Louis
custom-made power boats reportedly disappeared Wednesday after he left Lake
Havasu City in his twin engine Cessna 340 airplane to deliver the craft to a
potential buyer.
the airplane was reportedly found in Albuquerque, NM with blood in it along
with an ammunition clip and a duffel bag, but no Christensen. Business
associates said they understand the plane had only touched down in
Albuqerque but had actually been found in Mexico.
A FBI spokesman would not confirm any of the details of Christensen's
disappearance except to say they were investigating it.
Local Police were making inquires at Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport
Thursday morning, but later notified Today's News-Herald that the case had
officially become an FBI case.
Harry Christensen has won the following championships..
1997 F-II UIM World Offshore Champion
1997 F-II APBA National Offshore champion
1997 Undefeated POPRA F-II high Points Champion
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>1997 F-II UIM World Offshore Champion
>1997 F-II APBA National Offshore champion
>1997 Undefeated POPRA F-II high Points Champion
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Offshore feats.
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Dennis Kreuzenstein
stories from the days Havasu newspaper.
Here is todays story on Harry:
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Search widens for missing man
By BERYL PEARCE Today's News-Herald
Local boat manufacturer Harry Christensen was still missing Saturday. The FBI, Mohave County
Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue, and friends intensified their search Friday for the man who
disappeared Wednesday. Doug Beldon, spokesman for the New Mexico office of the FBI, said Friday
evening, "Our highest priority is to find Christensen." The case is being investigated as a
kidnapping and interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft.
Harry Marius Christensen, 48, president of Advantage Boats, member of the board of the local
Partnership for Economic Development and a major player in national boat racing circles, was
reported missing by his wife Wednesday morning. Friends said Christensen had acquired a new
six-passenger Cheyenne turbo-prop plane some months ago and had been advertising his twin-engine,
six-passenger Cessna 340 for sale.
A man named Bobby Joe Keesee had contacted Christensen about buying the Cessna, which is believed to
be worth at least $300,000. "He told his wife he was going to give the guy a test flight," Beldon
said. The last time Christensen was seen was apparently early Wednesday morning when he went to the
Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport to meet Keesee. When Christensen did not return home his wife
learned through the FAA that the Cessna might have landed at Coronado Airport, a small private
facility in Albuquerque where the six-passenger plane was noticeably larger than most planes landing
there.
The FAA and other federal agencies maintain a constant record of the whereabouts of planes in the
size-range of the Cessna, especially in areas bordering on Mexico where such aircraft are in high
demand by drug smuggler because they are able to carry a large payload but be flown by
non-professional pilots. Beldon said Mrs. Christensen called friends in Albuquerque about her
husband's disappearance, and they found his plane late Wednesday night and called police.
An ammunition clip, a duffel bag, and what the FBI called "a substantial pool of blood" were found
in the rear passenger area of the plane. "We can't say whose blood it is, but it appeared to be
fresh," Beldon said. Although it is not known for certain whether or not Christensen and Keesee were
seen together or the Cessna was seen taking off from Lake Havasu City, witnesses did see Keesee
land the plane in Albuquerque, Beldon said.
Keesee was met at the airport by his wife, Hildgund Keesee, 52, who lives in Albuquerque, and both
Keesees were arrested Thursday afternoon driving on Interstate 25 near Las Cruces, N.M., after they
apparently abandoned the Cessna at the Coronado Airport. Keesee was arrested on a federal warrant
for parole violations, and his wife was arrested for assisting her husband following the interstate
theft of the airplane. Both were being held in jail in Las Cruces Friday.
For more information, see
Today's News-Herald,
Jan. 10, 1998 edition.
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Dennis
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Saturday, January 9, 1999
Van Found in Hunt for Ariz. Man
FBI Focuses Search In Albuquerque Area
By Jeff Jones
Journal Staff Writer
The FBI said Friday it has recovered a van in Albuquerque believed to be
linked to a case involving a stolen airplane, a kidnapped, missing Arizona man
and an ex-convict.
An FBI spokesman also said his agency was concentrating its search for the
missing man -- 48-year-old Harry Marius Christensen of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
-- in the Albuquerque area.
Spokesman Doug Beldon said the FBI recovered the older-model Toyota van
Thursday night at a Southeast Heights home. A relative of Bobby Joe Keesee, 64,
lives at that home, Beldon said. Keesee is considered the prime suspect in the
disappearance of Christensen.
Beldon said blood was found inside the van and "a substantial amount" of blood
was found in Christensen's stolen, twin-engine Cessna 340, which had been flown
to Coronado Airport north of Albuquerque on Wednesday. Keesee also is
considered the prime suspect in the theft of the plane.
Christensen has not been seen since Wednesday morning, when he told his wife he
was meeting people interested in buying his Cessna, Beldon said. He said the
FBI received information that Keesee was coming to test-fly the plane.
Beldon said Christensen's wife called friends in Albuquerque about her
husband's disappearance, and they located the Cessna at Coronado Airport and
called police.
When asked if the FBI believed Christensen had been skyjacked, Beldon said,
"It's a possibility. It's one of many possibilities we're looking into."
Beldon said the FBI had information that Keesee rented a car in the Albuquerque
area with intentions of heading to El Paso.
Keesee and his wife, 52-year-old Hildgund Keesee of Albuquerque, were arrested
near Las Cruces about noon Thursday, Beldon said. An FBI news release said Mrs.
Keesee is accused of "assisting her husband following the interstate theft of
the airplane."
Beldon has said Bobby Joe Keesee has served prison time for kidnapping and
ransom.
Anyone who has seen Christensen with the Keesees can call the FBI at 224-2000.