Sam Francis Tavakol was 18 when he disappeared from the San Fernando Valley. He left his mother’s home in Northridge on the evening of May 18, 1993, saying he was going to meet friends for a party and never arrived. His 1987 Nissan Sentra was recovered three days later abandoned in the Ralph’s supermarket parking lot in Sherman Oaks; there were no signs of a struggle.

Tavakol had recently inherited $60,000 and reportedly lost much of it in a suspicious business deal shortly before he vanished. He was enrolled at Pierce College and was due to start a job as a bank teller three days after he disappeared. Authorities suspect foul play, and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Sam, his circle in Sherman Oaks or Northridge, or has information about the 1987 Nissan Sentra, please come forward with tips.