Sargent Scott Micek disappeared from South Bend, Indiana, in the early morning of May 4, 1989. He was 22 and had been at Cap ’n Cork (now Corby’s Irish Pub) and the Bear’s Den Tavern on North Michigan Street. Between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m. he placed two calls from a payphone at the Bear’s Den to his mother asking for a ride; on the second call he sounded anxious and was told to take a cab. That was the last time the family heard from him.

Sargent is described as a white male, 5 feet 7 inches, about 165 pounds, with brown curly hair, blue eyes, a mustache, freckles, and scars on both wrists from a previous suicide attempt. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket with Western Southern in white letters, a black shirt, and black pants. A friend later said they saw him get into a dark or cream-colored Lincoln sedan with two other people.

Authorities believe foul play was involved and he is presumed deceased, but no definitive resolution has been reached. Leads over the years included searches of a quarry in Mishawaka and an excavation on a Berrien County, Michigan, farm in July 2020; neither produced remains. If anyone knew Sargent or has information about his movements that night, please come forward.