Romiro Carias-Romero was 57 when he was last seen on July 22, 2011, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He is described as Hispanic or Latino and White/Caucasian, about 5 feet 1 inch tall, 145 pounds, with gray or partially gray hair, black eyes and a scar on the left side of his abdomen. No information is available about what he was wearing when he went missing.

The Franklin Township Police Department is handling the investigation; the case appears in NamUs as MP12851. DNA from his son has been entered into the national CODIS database for comparison if unidentified remains are recovered. The New Brunswick Police Department’s Cold Case Unit has also noted the disappearance and re-examines long-unresolved evidence and witnesses.

There are few public leads and the circumstances of the disappearance remain unexplained. If anyone knew Romiro, saw him around July 22, 2011, or has information that could help, please come forward to investigators.