Manouchehr Mike Nafar, 25, was last seen February 25, 1983, in Wichita, Kansas. He had spent the night at his girlfriend’s apartment and left that morning to return to his southeast Wichita residence to change clothes and handle daily tasks, including searching for work. He never made it home or to planned activities that day, which included attending Wichita State University and a scheduled soccer game.

That night Nafar’s yellow 1974 Chevrolet van was found abandoned and burning at a car wash in Augusta, Kansas, about 30 minutes east of Wichita. Investigators reported a large pool of blood in the van matching Nafar’s blood type; the license plate had been removed and his valuable tools remained, so robbery was ruled out. Foul play is suspected, but Nafar has never been located and the case remains unsolved. Efforts to obtain family DNA for comparison have been unsuccessful.

Does anyone have memories or information from southeast Wichita or Augusta in February 1983 that could help clarify what happened to Mike Nafar?