A planned Christmas trip turned into a cross-border disappearance. Twelve-year-old Nicolas Marcel Santin of Steelton, Pennsylvania, left on December 17, 2005, with his maternal grandfather, Andres Santin, in a white 1995 Geo Metro (Pennsylvania plates GCJ2922). Nicolas was last seen December 15, 2005, and his mother last spoke with him on December 19. The last confirmed sighting of the pair was December 21, 2005, crossing from Mexico into Guatemala. Family in El Salvador say they never arrived and there are no official records of entry there.

The FBI issued a federal warrant on February 9, 2006, charging Andres with international parental kidnapping and lists him as a suspect. He was about 62 at the time, diabetic, bilingual, and reportedly used aliases including Jose and the surnames Gonzalez, Ortiz, or Arguera. Authorities believe they may be in El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, or possibly New York. The disappearance is classified as a family abduction.

What can readers add about Nicolas, his travel route, or the white Geo Metro that might help clarify what happened to him and his grandfather?