Richard Edward Gillespie, known to some as Dick, was 43 and living a transient life when he was last seen in Strafford, Missouri, in 1986. A husband and father of three — Patricia is named as his wife and Karla, Kristina, and Richard as his children — he had spent time as a Merchant Marine and often hitchhiked between states, leaving him with no fixed address or clear trail.

Physically he had brown hair and brown eyes and several distinctive tattoos: a woman in a red dress, an anchor, and the initials PKKR, reportedly a tribute to his family. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office handled the disappearance, but few details about the circumstances or an exact last-contact date are available and the case has gone cold.

Does anyone who knew Richard or saw him in Missouri in 1986 have information that could help locate him?