Joseph A. Donais, known as Joe, was 54 and in Vancouver, Washington, in the summer of 2018 when he told family on July 22 that he intended to head east to be with relatives. His family lives along the east coast from Massachusetts to Florida, but he gave no specific destination or timeline. He had no driver’s license and said he would not be using public transportation, yet no method of travel was reported. After contacting several people in the days before he left, those conversations stopped and he has not been seen or heard from since.

Joe is described as a white male, about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and 170 to 180 pounds, bald with brown eyes. Distinctive marks include a Korean-writing tattoo with a praying mantis on one arm, a chest tattoo of the world with a peace sign inside, a small circular cigarette-burn scar on a forearm, and an eight-inch scar along his spine. No information was available about his clothing, belongings, or a companion when he vanished. The North Attleboro Police Department in Massachusetts is handling the case.