Ernest Edmonds was 36 when he was last seen leaving his Philadelphia residence on New Year’s Eve 1989. He is described as a Black man between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet 1 inch tall, about 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Witnesses reported he wore navy blue pants, a rust-colored wool coat, and black sneakers when he left that night.

Very few details about the circumstances of his disappearance are available. The Philadelphia Police Department opened an investigation and his information has been entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, but no public breakthrough has been reported and the case remains open.