Apolino Contreras, 51, was last seen on March 9, 1998, at a care facility in Los Angeles where he had been living. Placed in the facility after being found wandering in Camarillo in August 1997, he had the mental capacity of a two-year-old and knew only his name; efforts to locate family had been unsuccessful before he disappeared. Nursing staff last saw him at about 2:15 p.m. that day.

He was wearing a beige sweater, a maroon and white shirt, blue khaki pants, and orange sneakers, and he had a plastic ID bracelet with his name and address. Authorities have raised the possibility he wandered off and became unable to return or that he may have been admitted elsewhere, but no concrete evidence has surfaced and extensive searches produced no leads.

Does anyone have information about Apolino’s whereabouts or recall seeing him after March 9, 1998?