John Baptiste Reamer, 25, vanished from Helena, Montana, after the weekend of March 27–28, 1994. He spent that weekend with his girlfriend, Darcy Kamerman, and their young son, visiting Kamerman’s mother; she dropped him at his Wilder Street apartment the night of March 27 and spoke with him by phone the next morning before he left for classes at Carroll College. That call is the last confirmed contact.

When he was reported missing on April 4, many of his belongings remained in the apartment—wallet, schoolbooks and his vehicle—but his favorite cowboy hat was gone and an unfamiliar man had been seen there the evening he returned. Initial checks reportedly found no overt signs of foul play. Reamer had a criminal record and histories of bipolar disorder, substance abuse and a felony assault conviction; some officials considered the possibility he left voluntarily, a view his family did not accept. He was under state supervision and had missed required treatment; his bank accounts have not been accessed since his disappearance. Leads including inquiries about the unknown man and his previous work in Alaska produced no breakthroughs.

Anyone who knew John, saw him in Helena in late March 1994, or can identify the man seen in his apartment is asked to come forward with information.