Aaron Michael Pate was 17 when he disappeared from Keota, Iowa, on March 16, 1992. He was described as a well-behaved teenager. Shortly before he went missing he allegedly stole a vehicle that was later found abandoned on the Kewash Nature Trail; there was no sign of Aaron at the scene and he has not been heard from since.

Aaron wasn’t reported missing until April 30, 1993. Investigators have considered him an endangered runaway, though the circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear. He is described as having brown hair, brown eyes, a one-inch scar on his right wrist, moles on his back, and a pierced left ear. His family, including parents and siblings, has endured decades without answers; one sister died in 1999.

Anyone who knew Aaron or has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office.