Mark Anthony Mestas, 40 and from Thoreau, New Mexico, was last seen January 1, 2001 and has not been heard from since. Reports vary about whether he disappeared in 2000 or 2001, but official records list early 2001 as the date of disappearance. Few details are available about the circumstances, and investigators and family have had little to go on.

He is described as between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 8 inches, about 175 to 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Distinctive features include several scars from stab wounds on his torso and forehead and a tattoo of a teddy bear sleeping on a cloud on his lower hip. His whereabouts remain unknown and the case is unsolved.

Anyone with information about Mark Mestas or his last known movements is asked to contact the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office.