Ernie Joe Tate, 33, of Clarksville, Arkansas, was last heard from by family on August 14, 1996. Two days earlier he and his wife had left their home after a dispute about their children. In the final phone call to his mother he said he was upset, citing marital problems and an upcoming Johnson County court date on a residential burglary charge to which he had pleaded not guilty.

At the time he disappeared Ernie was described as a 6 feet tall Caucasian man, about 185 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, multiple tattoos on his upper left arm, breast, chest, left arm, left shoulder and right hand, and scars on his left foot and right thigh. He was believed to be driving a silver and black 1988 Eagle Premier; neither he nor the vehicle has ever been found.

Volunteers have searched local waterways, including the Arkansas River near Spadra Park, looking for the car, but those efforts produced no evidence. The investigation is inactive for lack of new leads and his whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone knew Ernie, his routines, or saw a silver and black 1988 Eagle Premier in August 1996, can you share what you remember?