Eric Daniel Minnis, 25, disappeared from Purcell, Oklahoma, after last being seen by family on May 31, 1984. A member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, he was described as a Native American male with black hair and brown eyes, 6 feet tall and about 165 pounds, last seen wearing a t-shirt and jeans and possibly driving a Toyota.

The McClain County Sheriff’s Office report was not filed until March 31, 1989. Investigators and family considered that he may have traveled to California, and his Social Security number later appeared used under two different names, including possibly Ronald Gene Smoker, which raised the possibility he might be living under an alias. In 2017 his sister petitioned to have him declared deceased, but a judge found insufficient evidence because the SSN use left open the chance he was alive.

The case remains an active missing person investigation. If anyone knew Eric’s whereabouts, his movements after May 31, 1984, or recognized the names tied to his Social Security number, please come forward.