James Dean Richert, 43, was last seen on October 18, 2003, in Independence, Missouri. Known as Jim, he was recorded at about 12:00 p.m. at the Sun Fresh Market near 23rd Street and Sterling. Later that day he made a phone call to a family member; after that call there has been no confirmed contact.

Richert is a white male, six feet, six inches tall, about 290 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. The Independence Police Department took a missing person report under case number 2003-100300. Public details about his movements that day are sparse and investigators found few clues.

His family continues to hope for answers about what happened after that afternoon. If anyone saw Jim at the Sun Fresh Market or remembers his movements on October 18, 2003, please share what you know.