Jose Alfredo Mendoza, 40, went missing after a visit to his mother in Scipio, Utah, on May 12, 2019, Mother’s Day. He left the house and about five minutes later his phone was turned off; he has not been seen or heard from since. He had ties to Casper and Douglas, Wyoming, and to the Wind River Reservation, and the Casper Police Department is investigating.

In October 2019 Mendoza’s 2005 red Subaru Forester was found abandoned in Owl Creek Draw in Fremont County, Wyoming, more than 400 miles from where he was last seen. Family members noted the car’s surprisingly clean interior for a vehicle reported to have veered off the road and been stuck in snow. There has been no activity on his bank accounts or cell phone since his disappearance, and the investigation remains active.

Anyone who knew Jose, his movements that day, or who has information about the Subaru’s discovery is asked to come forward.