Sam Frank McIlhaney Jr., known as Ladd, was 46 and living in the El Paso area when contact with him ceased. The final communication attributed to him is a Christmas card mailed from El Paso to an aunt and uncle in 1991; investigators do not have a confirmed date for that card’s posting.

Details about his disappearance are scarce. He reportedly had a Wells Fargo account that went untouched for decades. His family hired a private investigator but the search produced no confirmed location. McIlhaney was described as having brown hair, hazel eyes, standing about 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches, weighing roughly 100 to 200 pounds, and unusually having three kidneys. A school photo from about 1962 was circulated with the case.

No public report confirms he has been located alive or deceased. Does anyone have information about Sam McIlhaney Jr. or remember him in El Paso?