John F. Ward, 68, was last seen August 30, 1994, leaving his home in Chatsworth, California, on foot to walk to a nearby sporting goods store and never returned. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease five years earlier and was an avid hiker who’d wandered off twice before; on one prior occasion he was found more than 20 miles from home near Magic Mountain.

In the days after his disappearance there were possible sightings in Brown’s Canyon, where he often hiked. An equestrian reported seeing a man resembling Ward lying near some logs, but extensive searches turned up no confirmed evidence. At the time he vanished he was wearing an aqua sweatshirt, khaki shorts, maroon socks and hiking shoes, and he wore a Medic Alert bracelet, a wedding ring and a watch on his right wrist.

Ward’s whereabouts remain unknown. If anyone saw him in Chatsworth or Brown’s Canyon around late August 1994 or has other information, contact the Los Angeles Police Department.