Wayne Earl Gooch, Jr. was last seen April 21, 2009, in Hillsdale, Missouri, in St. Louis County. He was 30 at the time, a Black male, 6 feet 5 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a neatly trimmed full beard. The St. Louis County Police Department opened an investigation, but public information about his last known movements is extremely limited.

Records and reports note only that few details are known about Wayne’s disappearance.

If anyone in the Hillsdale area in April 2009 remembers Wayne, saw him that day, or has information that could help, please share what is known with the St. Louis County Police Department.