Jack Jason Simmons, known as Red, vanished from Salt Lake City in the spring of 1994 at about 24 years old. He had moved to Utah from Idaho around 1988 and by 1994 was heavily involved with cocaine and methamphetamine. About a month before he disappeared he suffered a violent assault in which he was struck in the head with a hammer, was hospitalized and experienced weeks of amnesia while recovering.

Accounts vary about whether he was last seen in early April or early May 1994. His roommate reported seeing him leave for work unloading trucks, carrying a ghetto blaster; it is unclear if he ever reached the job. At the time he also faced a warrant for failing to appear on drug charges, so family and others debated whether he wandered off because of his memory loss, went into hiding, or was the victim of foul play. The family has long suspected foul play.

Years passed with little progress. A private investigator later followed a social media tip about a possible campground murder near Mantua; cadaver dogs alerted near a creek but a subsequent search did not recover remains, and the investigator suggested flowing water may have removed any trace. Does anyone have information about Jack’s movements in Salt Lake City or Mantua in spring 1994?