This is a case that truly astonishes me, not so much for it's mystery as much as for the fact that it seemed nobody cared to resolve the matter. Back in 1977 Pringle was only 17-years old living in Medford in southern Oregon. He went on a road trip down into California with a companion, oddly enough during the school year (I don't know the circumstances of Pringle's schooling... just an interesting note). A while later Pringle's companion returned to town without him, claiming they had a falling out while down in Los Angeles. He said the last time he saw Pringle was when he walked away. However, this companion, that is definitely the prime suspect in the case, had all of Pringle's money on him, which he proceeded to spend. Lots of oddities and mystery regarding what happened to this young man, but again, more than anything I am troubled by the fact that a young man, not even a legal adult yet, vanished from sight and nobody cared to seriously investigate the matter.