Fasika Kinfe Tadele, 21, left his Orlando home on April 12, 2022, intending to drive to Wichita, Kansas to visit relatives. On April 16, his vehicle was involved in a single-car crash west of St. Louis in St. Charles County. After the crash the car was towed; the tow truck driver says he dropped Fasika at a nearby U-Gas station, and that Fasika appeared calm and not visibly distressed. That gas station’s security cameras were not working, and the tow truck took the car while Fasika’s clothing, laptop and other personal items reportedly remained inside it. His phone was damaged in the crash and the family’s notification to police was delayed because of a language barrier.

Several unexplained details remain: an unknown person filed a missing persons report before the family did, and an unidentified man has been seen handing out unusual missing-person posters for Fasika at the same gas station — the family denies any link to that man. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is handling the open investigation. If anyone was in the St. Charles area on April 16 and saw Fasika or anything related to his towed vehicle, please share what was observed.