Nicholas Joseph Dolce, also known by many aliases including Nick Dolce, Richard Jake Dankert and Edward D. Bear, was last seen in Trinidad, Colorado, on September 2, 1986, at age 36. His disappearance followed the homicide of his mother, Rebecca Bates, on May 2, 1986, at her home at 218 E. Johnson. Authorities have wanted Dolce for questioning in connection with his mother’s death.

Dolce was described as 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 140 to 150 pounds, with brown hair (medium to shoulder length), brown eyes and a mustache. Distinguishing marks included a burn scar on his buttocks, a scar above his right eye, a possible gunshot-wound scar on a knee and a shortened pinky finger on either the left or right hand from an untreated break.

He has not been heard from since that last confirmed sighting, and the connection between his disappearance and his mother’s homicide remains central to the case. If anyone in Trinidad from that period recalls seeing Nicholas Dolce or knows his whereabouts, please come forward with information.