Marco A. Araujo, a 43-year-old Hispanic man, was last heard from on July 26, 1999, in Chicago, Illinois. He was described at the time as between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing roughly 150 to 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Beyond that last known contact, details about his movements or circumstances are scarce; the official record notes no useful information about what might have led to his disappearance.

The Chicago Police Department investigated but the lack of leads left the case stalled. A public file was later created in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on June 28, 2017, as case number MP38845. The disappearance remains an open cold case and Marco’s family continues to live with unanswered questions.

If anyone in Chicago around late July 1999 remembers seeing Marco, knew where he worked or socialized, or has any information that might help, please come forward.