Michael J. Howell was 21 when he was last seen at a bus station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 2003. He was reportedly planning to board a bus back to his home in Central Islip, Suffolk County, New York, but after that sighting all communication ceased and he was never heard from again.

At the time he was described as a Black / African American male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He had a tattoo on his right arm with the name Mizz, one of his nicknames. The Suffolk County Police Department handled the investigation and his information was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

What happened to Michael after he was seen at the bus station remains unknown. If anyone has information about his movements on or after October 1, 2003, or remembers seeing him at that Philadelphia station, please come forward.