Angel Garcia was 19 and living in Hartford, Connecticut, when he disappeared on October 21, 2011. He was last seen near Newfield Avenue and New Britain Avenue after riding with a friend and then leaving alone toward trails by the Connecticut River. That morning he spoke with his girlfriend; his phone later pinged a cell tower that afternoon. Neither Angel nor his distinctive red Honda dirt bike, which had several Geico stickers, have been seen since. He had been riding that bike frequently after acquiring it the month before.

Searches by law enforcement used canines, helicopters, and dive teams but found no trace of Angel or the bike. A friend later said a tan Jeep Cherokee had chased them the night before, and also admitted the dirt bike had been taken from Craigslist a month earlier; investigators questioned the bike’s original owners and did not find them suspicious. Police consider an accidental fall from a train trestle into a swollen Connecticut River a primary theory, though foul play has not been ruled out.

If anyone remembers seeing Angel, his red dirt bike, or a tan Jeep Cherokee in Hartford around October 2011, please come forward with information.