Timothy Tim Rysedorph, 39, of the Colonie, New York area, disappeared on October 3, 1997 after making a late-night call to his wife from a local Dunkin Donuts. His car was later found abandoned at an Amtrak station and his family, including a young son, spent months hoping for answers. Nearly nine months later his decomposed, dismembered remains were recovered from a shallow grave in a remote part of Rensselaer County; investigators found he had been shot multiple times in the head.

Attention quickly centered on a longtime friend and career criminal, Gary Evans, who was reported to be the last person seen with Rysedorph the night he vanished. Evans had a history of criminal association with Rysedorph, including sharing a storage unit for stolen goods. In May 1998 Evans went to a Vermont police station and confessed to several murders, including Rysedorph’s, and led authorities to the burial site.

Does anyone who knew Tim or who lived near Colonie or Rensselaer County in 1997-98 have recollections that could shed light on his last known movements?