Rodney Texera was 40 when he was last seen in Berkeley, California, on December 1, 2005. Developmentally disabled and deaf since birth, he lived in UA Homes, a residential program for disabled adults and communicated with his family by email the day he disappeared.

He walked away and was seen heading into a grove of trees carrying a backpack. He was reported missing about three weeks later after his caseworker told his mother he never showed up for a new janitorial job. Authorities initially did not suspect foul play, but his family says he would not have abandoned his girlfriend and young daughter.

Anyone who knew Rodney, saw him in Berkeley on or after December 1, 2005, or has information about the grove of trees he was seen entering is asked to come forward.