John W. Waddell was 28 when he was last seen in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1986. He’s described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 150 pounds. Beyond that basic description, very little is publicly known: hair and eye color are listed as unknown, there are no official details about his clothing, companions, or plans that day, and a high school photograph from about ten years earlier is one of the few images available.

The case has remained open and unresolved for decades and is listed in national missing persons databases. The lack of a clear timeline or contextual details has been a persistent obstacle to understanding what happened that day. Does anyone in Greencastle or Putnam County remember John or have information about his whereabouts around January 1, 1986?