Clinton Leon Porter, known as Leon, was 61 when he vanished after leaving Uncle Bill’s Bar in Reserve, New Mexico, in the early hours of January 6, 2009. He left with an acquaintance, Samuel Lester Garrels, who later said he dropped Porter off with two unknown people at a Glenwood bar and planned to meet him later. Investigators found no evidence Porter had been at that Glenwood bar, and Garrels could not be placed between about 12:10 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. that morning.

Porter is described as 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches, 145 to 155 pounds, with graying brown hair, green eyes and metal-framed eyeglasses; he also had heart stents. His disappearance is classified as endangered missing and remains unsolved with no substantial leads since the initial inquiry.

If anyone remembers Porter, saw him in Reserve or Glenwood on January 6, 2009, or has information about Samuel Garrels’ whereabouts that night, please contact the Catron County Sheriff’s Department.