Robert Hogue, known to family as Bobby, was 29 when he was last seen in Aztec, New Mexico, on August 3, 1989. He had just been released from a local detention center and disappeared without contact or explanation. At the time he was described as a Native American man, 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a surgical scar on his abdomen.

The circumstances of his movements after release are largely unknown and investigators encountered very few leads early on. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office keeps an open file, but the case was later described as cold after searches for new evidence stalled. Bobby’s family has lived for decades with uncertainty about his fate.

If anyone in Aztec in 1989 remembers seeing Robert Hogue after his release or has information that could help, please come forward.