John Lawrence McMeel, a 31-year-old Irish national, was last seen on November 14, 1997, in Burlingame, California. He left Ireland in 1996 to travel and arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area in March 1997. Family contact, including wire transfers from his sister in Massachusetts, continued until communications abruptly stopped in November 1997; his family reported him missing in early 1998.

McMeel is described as 6 feet 1 inch, about 180 to 190 pounds, with graying brown hair, blue eyes and a burn scar running from his collarbone to his navel from a childhood injury. He spoke with a strong Irish accent. There has been no trace of him since his disappearance and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew John, saw him in the Bay Area in late 1997, or has information about his travels after November 14, 1997, please come forward.