Eric L. Smith, 28, was last seen at his Cahokia, Illinois, home on August 26, 2008; his wife reported him missing the next day. He left the residence with a cousin, who says he was dropped off at the Cottonwood Apartments in Cahokia and has not been seen or heard from since.

At the time of his disappearance Eric was described as a Black man, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 150 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a tattoo of a bull on his right arm. He was reportedly wearing a brown wool sweater, a white t-shirt and blue jeans when last seen. The Cahokia Heights Police Department is the investigating agency and the case appears in national missing persons databases.

If anyone knew Eric, lived near Cottonwood Apartments in late August 2008, or has information about his movements that day, please share what is known with the Cahokia Heights Police Department.