Phillip Wade Roberts was 36 when he disappeared from Grand Saline, Texas, on May 3, 1982. That morning he left home between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. to drive to his job as a security officer at Holly Lake Ranch in Hawkins but never arrived and was not seen again.

Four days later his car was found abandoned in a pasture off Caney Creek Road, north of Grand Saline. Investigators reported no signs of a struggle or any clear evidence at the scene. Authorities have suggested foul play is possible but have not found definitive proof, and some have expressed uncertainty about his fate, including the possibility he could still be alive. His wife had him declared legally dead about a year after he vanished and collected his life insurance.

Roberts was described as 5 feet 9 inches, about 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and a tattoo of a heart with a dagger on his upper right arm. Any readers who knew Phillip, his routines, or who can help explain his movements on May 3, 1982 are asked to come forward.