Talmadge Neal Patton, 75, of Alexander, North Dakota, vanished on August 10, 1995. A retired truck driver with epilepsy, he regularly collected his mail and took out the trash; those habits stopped around his disappearance. Family in Tennessee reported him missing after he failed to arrive for a planned visit and a subsequent trip to Georgia, where he intended to marry his fiancée.

Patton was known to drive a brown 1982 Dodge pickup truck with a white topper; the truck has never been found. When his daughter and granddaughter entered his locked home they found the coffee pot still on, empty thermos bottles lined up, and his suitcase packed with clothes. His epilepsy medication was left behind.

In September a harvesting crew reported seeing a vehicle similar to Patton’s near a field, but the truck was gone by the time police arrived. Foul play is suspected but no concrete evidence has emerged and Patton’s whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone saw Talmadge Patton, his brown 1982 Dodge with a white topper, or remembers unusual activity in Alexander around August 1995, please share what you know.