Harry Lewis Israel was 83 and lived in Pinellas Park, Florida, when he disappeared on December 8, 1996. He ran a storage operation at his home on 72nd Avenue North and was last seen that day after a repairman had been inside the house. His adult daughter reported him missing later that same day.

There were no signs of forced entry and his car remained in the driveway. Neighbors reported nothing unusual, and Israel—who had recently injured a foot and still drove short distances—had not spent a night away from home in three decades. Investigators initially considered that he might have wandered off, but police later found bloodstained carpet in the house. The case was reclassified as a homicide and suspicion fell on a former tenant, Edward William Vanderbilt, whom Israel had recently evicted for nonpayment of rent. No arrests have been announced and Israel’s body has not been recovered.

If anyone knew Harry, his routines, or had contact with Edward Vanderbilt around December 1996, please share what might help the investigation.