Steven James Needham, 24, checked himself into Pioneer Center North, a long-term inpatient drug treatment facility in Bellevue, Washington, on October 20, 1994 seeking help for alcoholism and schizophrenia. He called his mother after arriving and said he did not like the facility, but gave no indication he planned to leave. Staff reported him missing on October 26, 1994; it is believed he walked off the campus, roughly eighty miles from his home, but no one witnessed his departure.

At the time he disappeared he was described as a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, about 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, 145 to 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a t-shirt (color unknown), a blue sweatshirt, a blue lightweight ski jacket, and white tennis shoes. He had been taking medication for schizophrenia and held menial jobs prior to his disappearance. The Bellevue Police Department classified him as an endangered missing person, kept the file open, listed him in national databases, and family-provided DNA is available for identification.

No notes, witnessed exit, or unusual financial or personal activity suggested a planned disappearance. Does anyone with memories of Bellevue in late October 1994, or who knew Steven, have information that could help explain what happened after he left the treatment center?