Walt Downs was 27 when he disappeared from Niagara Falls, New York, on October 16, 2003. The day before he vanished he was wanted in connection with the alleged stabbing of his ex-wife, Colleen, during an argument while he was at the home to retrieve belongings amid a divorce. Two friends accompanied Downs; one friend who tried to intervene was also reportedly stabbed. Downs then fled in a friend’s vehicle, which was later found abandoned near Niagara Falls.

Because the car was recovered close to the Canadian border investigators considered the possibility he crossed into Canada. The Niagara Falls Police, the U.S. Marshals Service and private detectives have pursued leads, and the case was featured on television and on a statewide most-wanted list, but no credible trace of Downs has emerged. His family continues to seek answers.

Did anyone in the Niagara Falls or nearby communities have contact with Downs after October 16, 2003, or recall seeing the abandoned vehicle near the border?