Michael Joseph Auteri, 40, was last heard from on March 31, 2000. His black Toyota Celica was found abandoned near a railroad grade in the woods of Lewis Run Borough on April 25, 2000 after a local resident noticed the car had been sitting for several weeks. Family members who inspected the vehicle reported finding a note that could be read as a suicide note; investigators learned Auteri had a prior suicide attempt and that he owned a .380 handgun.

At the time he disappeared Auteri was wanted for questioning by the Coudersport Borough Police Department in connection with an alleged sexual assault. He was described as white, between six feet and six feet three inches tall, about 230 pounds, with graying hair, brown eyes, and a chest tattoo. Helicopters and search dogs searched the area but found no sign of him, and his bank accounts showed no activity while his mail went uncollected after early April 2000.

Searches and flyers continued for years and the Pennsylvania State Police in Kane have kept the case open, at one point offering a $5,000 reward for information. Does anyone who knew Michael or who spent time in the Lewis Run woods in spring 2000 have information that could help clarify what happened?