Jerel D. Simmons, known as Gene, was 27 when he vanished from Saginaw, Michigan, in the autumn of 1980. He was last seen on October 10, 1980. Described as a Black man about 5 feet 10 inches and 163 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and a scar on his left leg, he was reportedly wearing a blue shirt and pants the day he disappeared. Reports say he was carrying a large amount of cash and was wanted for parole violations at the time, though how either detail relates to his disappearance is not known.

The Saginaw Police Department handled the original investigation and the case remains open but cold. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System shows an entry for him created on May 16, 2016. Few concrete leads or a clear timeline have emerged since 1980, and his family continues without answers.

If anyone knew Jerel, where he spent time in Saginaw, or has information from around October 1980, please come forward.