Edward Brooks was 40 when he was last seen in Philadelphia on December 23, 1998. His mother reported him missing after no one had seen or heard from him following that day. He is described as a Black male, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing about 165 to 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. A distinctive tattoo on one upper arm reads either BIRD or BYRD.

The circumstances of his disappearance are not detailed, and investigators say there is little information to build a timeline or identify leads. The Philadelphia Police Department is the primary agency handling the case, and his disappearance is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. If anyone knew Edward, saw him around December 23, 1998, or has information about where he might have gone, please come forward.