SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) – Nearly four decades after his disappearance, the remains of Howard Vaughn Gratteau and his missing pickup truck have been recovered from a lake in Sunrise by a volunteer group that specializes in solving cold cases using sonar technology.
According to Sunshine State Sonar, Gratteau, an air conditioning repairman from Davie, was last seen by his wife and stepdaughter on Sept. 1, 1986, when he left his home for a service call but never returned.
His white 1985 Toyota pickup, bearing novelty license plates reading “HOWARD2,” also vanished that day…