Gregory James Wallen, 43, disappeared after renting a 19-foot pleasure boat from Palm Grove Marina in Fort Myers Beach on December 31, 1998. He was expected back by 5:00 p.m. that day but never returned; the overdue boat prompted a U.S. Coast Guard search. On January 21, 1999, the boat was located drifting about 53 miles southwest of Sanibel Island with no sign of Wallen or a woman believed to have been with him that day.

Wallen had moved to Florida a year earlier and was staying in a North Fort Myers hotel when he disappeared; his credit cards were reportedly maxed out and he had recently rented a condo in Bonita Springs. The case is classified as Lost/Injured Missing and remains unsolved with investigators still seeking leads.

If anyone knew Wallen’s movements on December 31, 1998, or saw the boat after that date, can you share what you remember?