Eduardo Denis Portela was 20 when he was last seen in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 1981. Witnesses reported seeing the Hispanic male walking across the Mulberry Street bridge from Allison Hill toward downtown. He was described as 5 feet 7 inches and about 135 pounds, with brown hair with reddish highlights in tight natural curls, green or hazel eyes, a dark brown mustache, and a small dot-like birthmark on his back near his shoulder. He was wearing blue jeans and sneakers; he often wore a ball cap but it is not known whether he had it that day.

Some accounts say he was accompanied by two other individuals while crossing the Mulberry Bridge; after that reported sighting he was not seen or heard from again. His sudden lack of communication was out of character and the disappearance was reported to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. The case remains open and unresolved, the subject of ongoing concern for family and community. If anyone saw Eduardo around November 3, 1981, or knows anything about his movements that day, please come forward with information.