Arkadiy Tashman was 17 and a junior at Port Richmond High School when he disappeared from Staten Island on January 26, 2005. He was last seen leaving a friend’s house about 2:45 a.m. to head home and never arrived. The next morning his family found a note in his bedroom that said Sorry about this. No wake, no funeral, which led to concerns he may have been suicidal, though those close to him reported no clear warning signs before he vanished.

Arkadiy stood 6 feet 2 inches, had light brown hair, blue-gray eyes and scars on both arms. He loved skateboarding, and investigators checked skate parks around New York City. The family says his disappearance was out of character; he had been upset over a recent breakup but could also have run away. He is classified as an endangered missing person and has never been located.

Did anyone in the Port Richmond or skateboarding community around 2005 see Arkadiy or know where he might have gone?