Arturo Flores Vasquez, 35, was last seen February 5, 1998, in San Ysidro, California, the day before his 36th birthday. He was reported to be traveling in a van with a friend and possibly another man when he called his girlfriend and said he would be home shortly. He never arrived and has not been heard from since.

A few days after the disappearance the van was found abandoned in an apartment complex parking lot but investigators reported no other clues. At the time he went missing Arturo was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt, Levi’s jeans, and a blue jacket. He is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 11 inches, 230–240 pounds, with brown hair and black eyes, and was also known as Cuete.

The San Diego Police Department continues to investigate, and Arturo’s family is seeking any new leads. Did anyone in San Ysidro in early February 1998 see Arturo, that van, or the people he was with?