Elias Jean Pery Jr., known as Elias or Eli, was 31 when he made a phone call to his mother on July 18, 2017, saying he planned to move to Hoboken, New Jersey, to live with friends and look for work in New York City. That call is the last known contact with him. In the weeks before, he had taken the train to New York and returned, but after July 18 he stopped communicating with family and friends.

After that final call his phone service was cut off, his email accounts lapsed, and he did not file a change of address with the post office. He did not own a car or have a driver’s license and was known to walk everywhere. Descriptions list him as Caucasian with brown hair (possibly shaved), brown eyes, between 5 feet 4 inches and 6 feet 2 inches tall and 160 to 170 pounds, with a broken nose from a childhood injury, mild adolescent scoliosis, and a slightly protruding bone in the middle of his chest. When last heard from he was believed to be wearing a plaid shirt, khakis, sneakers and a navy blue Villanova ball cap.

The Lower Merion Township Police Department opened an investigation on August 10, 2017, but investigators have not been able to locate him and there has been no known contact since. Does anyone who knew Elias, his movements in July 2017, or his possible whereabouts afterward have information to share?