Fred Arvin Lee, known as Fred Lee in reports, was 26 when he was last seen in Groton, Connecticut, on June 9, 1986. A U.S. Navy veteran who served from May 1981 until his separation in April 1986, his last duty station was the submarine base in New London. After leaving the Navy he remained in the Groton area.

No confirmed sightings, calls, letters, or other contact followed that June day. At the time he disappeared he was described as a Black male, black hair, brown eyes, about 5 feet 8 inches and 140 pounds, with a scar on his forehead.

An official missing persons report was not filed until October 24, 2017, when his mother, then living in Laurel, Maryland, reported him and the Laurel Police Department entered the case into the National Crime Information Center. Many early leads were lost during the long gap before that report.

If anyone knew Fred, saw him around Groton in June 1986, or has information about where he might have gone, please share what is known.