Syam Krishna Mantrala was 29 when he was last seen in Houston on January 2, 1998. A University of Houston student, he is described as 5 feet 11 inches and about 150 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. His disappearance was sudden and generated few concrete leads; Syam has never been heard from again. The Houston Police Department and other missing persons agencies list the case and it remains open and unsolved. No significant information has emerged about what happened to him.

If anyone knew Syam, his routines, or saw him in Houston around January 2, 1998, please share what you remember.