James Bernard Liedtka was 28 when he vanished from Eau Claire in the early morning hours of November 4, 2018. He is described as male, Asian, with black hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and 160 to 170 pounds. That night he’d been out on Water Street with friends, last having phone contact with one of them around 12:25 a.m. and then appearing alone on surveillance video at about 1:13 a.m., walking eastbound behind the Pickle Tavern toward the bike trail. He was wearing a short-sleeved maroon T-shirt, light blue jeans with ripped knees, and a baseball cap.

Investigators traced phone and GPS activity to the 1100 block of Menomonie Street near the Chippewa River, reviewed six businesses’ surveillance footage, searched his residences and financial records, interviewed acquaintances, and conducted four ground and three water searches with assistance from the fire department and Bruce’s Legacy. Despite those efforts, he has not been seen or heard from since the last confirmed video image.

Does anyone who was in the Water Street area that night or who knew James have information about his movements after 1:13 a.m.?