Jose Reynaldo Trochez was 43 when he was last seen in Gastonia, North Carolina, on February 1, 2003. He was at a business at 2009 S Union Road and told someone there he might travel to nearby Charlotte. Jose was homeless at the time, five feet seven inches tall, about 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and of Hispanic or Latino background. He had lived in Miami and Wilmington before moving through Gastonia.

Family filed a missing persons report on December 1, 2003. A possible sighting in Charlotte was reported but remained unconfirmed. Because Jose had no permanent address and his movements were hard to trace, the lead about Charlotte was broad and difficult to follow, and investigators have not located him.

If anyone knew Jose, saw him after February 1, 2003, or has information about his movements in Gastonia or Charlotte, please come forward.