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NamUs describes the disappearance period as between January and March 1983.

Date label: Disappearance period: January to March 1983. The exact disappearance day and month remain unselected. February 1 is a displayed last-contact field, not the selected disappearance date.

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How does the February 1 last-contact field relate to the January-to-March disappearance period and the separate Golden and Indio source locations?

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Question: How does the February 1 last-contact field relate to the January-to-March disappearance period and the separate Golden and Indio source locations?

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Official source: NamUs MP11644: explicit disappearance period
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/11644?nav

Official source fields to compare:

NamUs circumstances: disappearance between January and March 1983
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/11644?nav
Role: disappearance period
Period starts: 1983-01
Period ends: 1983-03
Used for the calendar period

NamUs Date of Last Contact field; held as a precise disappearance day
https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/11644?nav
Role: last contact
Displayed last-contact field: 1983-02-01
Source place label: Missing From / Last Known Location
Source place: Golden, Colorado
Not selected as the disappearance date

FBI poster Date Last Contact field; distinct from its March narrative
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/mitchell-todd-hein/vicap-alert-mitchell-hein-12-1-2020.pdf
Role: last contact
Displayed last-contact field: 1983-02-01
Source place label: Location Last Seen
Source place: Indio, California
Not selected as the disappearance date

FBI poster: early March 1983 trip described; no exact last-seen day selected
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/mitchell-todd-hein/vicap-alert-mitchell-hein-12-1-2020.pdf
Role: narrative chronology
Mentioned month: 1983-03
Not selected as the disappearance date

The NamUs header and FBI poster display February 1, 1983 as Date of Last Contact. NamUs also explicitly describes a January-to-March disappearance period. The precise disappearance day and month are not selected. NamUs lists Golden, Colorado; the FBI poster labels Indio, California as Location Last Seen. Those source places are retained separately.

Four metadata frames come from two source URLs; they are not four independent confirmations.

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The NamUs header and FBI poster display February 1, 1983 as Date of Last Contact. NamUs also explicitly describes a January-to-March disappearance period. The precise disappearance day and month are not selected. NamUs lists Golden, Colorado; the FBI poster labels Indio, California as Location Last Seen. Those source places are retained separately.

This guide does not select an exact disappearance day or a single disappearance month. It does not infer a current case outcome.

The same person appears in each of these possible months. Those appearances do not mean three people or three disappearance dates.

Compare the official source fields

Four metadata frames come from two source URLs; they are not four independent confirmations.

NamUs: disappearance period

Disappearance period: January–March 1983
Calendar use: This period is used; the exact disappearance day and month are not selected.

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NamUs: last-contact field

Date of Last Contact: February 1, 1983
Missing From / Last Known Location: Golden, Colorado
Calendar use: Displayed for comparison; not selected as the disappearance date.

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FBI poster: last-contact field

Date Last Contact: February 1, 1983
Location Last Seen: Indio, California
Calendar use: Displayed for comparison; not selected as the disappearance date.

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FBI poster: March chronology

Mentioned month: Early March 1983 trip
Calendar use: Source chronology to compare; no exact last-seen day selected.

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