Wladyslaw Szczypta was 39 when he disappeared from his Wood Dale, Illinois home in the winter of 1996. His official last contact is listed as January 1, 1996, though some reports place his last sighting in connection with an unspecified civil case in either 1996 or 1997. He was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, between 135 and 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

The disappearance was not reported to police until December 8, 2015, when the Wood Dale Police Department opened the case as agency number 15-17360. The case is listed in NamUs under MP32185, but public details are sparse and no leads have been reported. There has been no official statement alleging foul play, leaving his disappearance unexplained—ranging from an intentional departure to accident or other possibilities.

Does anyone have information about Wladyslaw’s whereabouts in 1996–97 or recall his involvement in the civil case mentioned?