Justice Unresolved is a series of articles examining cold cases, disappearances and unsolved crimes that continue to haunt families and communities in America. The stories revisit the known facts, unanswered questions and latest developments in cases where the search for truth is far from over.
The remains were discovered by hikers. However, Chance’s mom, Dawn Englebert, refuses to believe her son’s death was accidental. “They call it an accident, that he took that path thinking it was a shortcut to Torrington. No way he would have gone that way.
On October 10, 2025, human remains were found at the Scotts Bluff National Monument property in Nebraska. The remains were identified over a month later as belonging to Chance Englebert, a Wyoming man who went missing from nearby Gering in 2019. “It was further determined the distance from where the fall occurred ranges from approximately 130 feet at the shortest point to 290 feet.
A joint statement from Gering Police Department and the Scotts Bluff County Attorney’s Office said that “after a full investigation, there is no evidence that the death of Chance Englebert was anything other than accidental. “The cause of death is listed as ‘a pattern of blunt force trauma most consistent with a rapid deceleration event including, but not limited to, a fall from height,’” authorities stated in their press release, per NBC News. He would have stayed on the highway if he was going to Torrington,” Dawn told HindustanTimes.com.
The investigation involved more than a dozen agencies from around the state of Nebraska, as well as forensic K-9 and search teams from Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska , Utah and New Mexico. Over the six years that Chance was missing, several searches were held for him. Federal agencies were also involved.
