Marcell Byers was 19 when he vanished from the north side of Youngstown, Ohio, on July 11, 1989. After Marcell and his friends moved to another corner, the same man returned in a gray and black Jeep Cherokee or Ford Bronco with Florida plates. The driver and a passenger described as a blond man in his mid-twenties allegedly pistol-whipped Marcell, sprayed him with Mace, and forced him into the back of their vehicle, which then sped away. Marcell has not been seen or heard from since.

Authorities arrested Gerald Zuppo Sr. and Gerald Jerry Zuppo Jr. a few days later and charged them with kidnapping. As jury selection was beginning, both men pleaded no contest and were sentenced to five to twenty-five years for the kidnapping.

Does anyone have memories from that summer in Youngstown or information that could help clarify what happened to Marcell?