James Dean Knox, 24, disappeared from Warsaw, New York, in the winter of 1979. His grandmother last saw him on December 9 at her South Warsaw home; she reported him missing on December 21, but friends and business owners later placed him in town on December 10 and 11. Knox lived on Wyoming Street and was on medical leave from the Leroy Machine Co. in Leroy. He was described as being despondent over health problems and was known to be a regular at a local pizzeria.

When he vanished he was wearing a red plaid jacket, blue jeans, black boots and plastic-rimmed eyeglasses. All of his personal belongings, including clothes and money, were left at his residence. Searches and interviews produced no significant leads and no clear sign of foul play or a struggle. The case remains open with periodic releases from investigators. Does anyone who lived in or visited Warsaw in December 1979 have recollections that could help explain Knox’s disappearance?