Matthew Paul Garnes was 16 when he left his Tacoma, Washington, home on December 26, 1984, saying he was driving to Portland, Oregon. He drove a gold 1974 Plymouth Duster with Washington plate BUX-160 and has not been seen since, nor has the car. Matthew was a student at Curtis High School, played baseball, and worked part time at a Texaco.

At the time he disappeared he was described as 5 feet 7 inches, about 135 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes, freckles and a three-inch scar on his right cheek. He wore a black Wilsons leather jacket, a sleeveless black Iron Maiden t-shirt, jeans, Nike tennis shoes and a silver chain. He also had old fractures on his upper right foot and right elbow. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office lists him as an endangered missing person and the case remains active but cold.

The complete absence of both Matthew and his vehicle is the central mystery. If anyone saw Matthew, the Duster with plate BUX-160, or remembers seeing him headed toward Portland in late December 1984, please share what information is available.