Paresh Patel, a 36-year-old owner of several nightclubs on Austin’s Sixth Street and in the Warehouse District, was last seen on September 25, 2000. That day he picked up cash from one of his venues—reportedly about $15,000—and was on his way to a meeting at another club. That evening his white Lexus SUV was found abandoned near 4th and Lavaca Streets and Patel never arrived to pick up his children.

Investigators have long treated the disappearance as suspicious. A contentious child support dispute and issues connected to his businesses are among the circumstances that prompted suspicion of foul play. In 2004 unconfirmed rumors circulated that he had been murdered and buried outside the city. Attention later fell on Patel’s former business partners, the Yassine brothers, who were convicted of unrelated drug and money laundering crimes; one brother, Mike Yassine, has been described as a person of interest, but no charges in Patel’s case have been filed.

Does anyone who lived or worked on Sixth Street or the Warehouse District in 2000 recall seeing Patel, his SUV, or anything unusual on the night of September 25?