Terry Lee Shyer, a 31-year-old white man from the Gobles area of Van Buren County, Michigan, was last known to have contact on October 1, 1988; family members last saw him sometime in October or November of that year. He did not have a valid driver’s license and normally got around by bicycle. He was described as about five feet ten inches to six feet tall, 150 to 160 pounds, with brown, receding hair, hazel eyes, no facial hair, severely decayed teeth (he reportedly pulled his own teeth), and webbed toes.

He favored jeans, T-shirts and flannels and always wore white Converse high-top tennis shoes. He missed the family Christmas gathering that year and no verified contact from him has been reported since. Rumors circulated that he had been killed over stolen property or drugs, while other accounts said he may have left for somewhere up north; no named suspect, arrest, charge or confirmed sighting has been publicly linked to his disappearance.

Does anyone from Gobles or nearby communities remember seeing Terry or his bicycle in late 1988, or have information that could clarify what happened to him?