Stanislaw Balinski, 75, was last seen leaving his home in the 6600 block of Miller Wilson Road in Crosby, Texas, on April 3, 1997. He had suffered a stroke in 1995 and was known to have diminished mental capacity; that morning he left looking for cans to recycle and did not return. He was described wearing dark gray pants, a brown plaid shirt, black shoes and possibly a white cap. He had gray hair, hazel eyes, a white beard, a pronounced Polish accent and a distinctive stooped posture.

Balinski had wandered off before but had always been found. Family and local authorities mounted extensive searches after his disappearance, yet he has not been located and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office continues to list the case as open. If anyone saw Stanislaw in Crosby around April 3, 1997, or has information that could help explain his disappearance, please come forward.