Robert Joel LaPergola Jr., 28, disappeared after a solo hike in Death Valley, California, on April 26, 1987. He was last seen wearing a green fatigue jacket, maroon t-shirt, cut-off denim pants, jungle boots and prescription sunglasses. He was 5 feet 11 inches and about 180 pounds, with tattoos of skulls and flowers on both arms and a notch in his left ear from a pulled-out earring.

LaPergola had planned to meet his girlfriend a week after the hike but never arrived. The Inyo County Sheriff’s Department lists his case as lost/injured missing; the park’s harsh, isolated terrain has complicated searches and no significant leads have developed. He remains listed in multiple missing person databases, including NamUs. If anyone remembers seeing LaPergola in Death Valley around April 1987 or has information about his planned route, please share what is known.