Ron Louis Nordstrom was 46 when he left his parents’ home on Yucca Avenue in Redmond, Oregon, on June 9, 1999. He rode an older blue mountain bike with duct tape on the seat and reportedly had just six dollars. He was headed to a store and did not drive. When he didn’t return, the family reported him missing five days later, on what would have been his forty-seventh birthday.

At the time he vanished he wore a green Oregon Ducks sweatshirt, jeans, and a black baseball cap. He is described as a white male, brown hair and eyes, 5 feet 11 inches tall, about 150 pounds, with a noticeable chin scar and one hand smaller than the other. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office investigated; the bicycle has never been found. A person of interest was cleared in 2004 and the investigation remains open.

Anyone who knew Ron, saw him in Redmond in June 1999, or has information about the bike is asked to come forward.