Missing Person: Ray Burssie Collins

NamUs case MP12001. Missing person: Ray Burssie Collins. Last known contact: 1987-07-31 in Salida, Chaffee, CO. Circumstances: Collins, a resident of Winter Haven FL, was mineral collecting in CO with 2 male friends. One returned to FL on a family emergency, then a few days later, the other returned driving Collins' pick-up truck. It was later discovered that that "friend" had taken out a $25,000 life insurance policy on Collins. The "friend" said that Collins had wanted to go to the Grand Canyon, so he dropped him off at a bus station in Colorado Springs. Demographics: 57 years, Male, White / Caucasian. Physical description: 5 ft 9 in, 150 lbs, hair: Brown, eyes: Blue. Clothing and accessories: Jewelry: Ring; gold with a green October birth stone. Stone was oval with a Cabochon cut. The stone was encircled with a ring of tiny beads.. Investigating agency: Chaffee County Sheriff's Office | 87-2613.