Justin Burgwinkel was a 21-year-old Private at Fort Lewis when he disappeared on June 12, 1993. Those close to him reported a striking change in behavior after his transfer from Fort Ord: secrecy, shredding papers from a briefcase he would not open in front of his girlfriend Iolanda Antunes, and a mysterious phone call to Antunes in which an unknown caller told her to tell Justin the mission’s off. He failed to report for duty and was declared AWOL, but instead went to his girlfriend’s California apartment, called his parents and the base, and said he would return.

Justin bought two handguns and a large amount of ammunition before vanishing. The last confirmed sighting was him leaving his girlfriend’s apartment. Three months later his car was found abandoned in a motel parking lot near Fort Ord with his wallet, military ID, briefcase and dog tags inside; the handguns were missing. The Army said he was not involved in any secret operations. His fate remains unknown, and many questions about his state of mind and possible activities at the time are unresolved.

Did anyone who knew Justin or who lived near Fort Ord or Fort Lewis in 1993 see him or his car that summer?