Richard Ernest Medley was 27 when he was last seen in Houston on December 28, 1978. He was Hispanic/Latino and White, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Some records incorrectly list January 1, 1978, as his last-contact date; the correct last-seen date is December 28, 1978.

Born Earnest Brown and known as Ernie before adoption, Richard and four siblings were placed from the DePelchin Faith Home into four different adoptive families. His daughter began searching for him in 1996. In 2017 she was told by a former girlfriend of an uncorroborated rumor that Richard had been shot in Houston; no date, police report, eyewitness, or recovered remains have verified that claim. The Houston Police Department has the case under reference number 1196718-17, and DNA reference samples from his brother and daughter were submitted to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification.

Does anyone have information about Richard’s last known whereabouts in Houston in late December 1978?