Julian Rene Kirchoff, 22, disappeared from the Esperanza Apartments in Bisbee, Arizona, on the evening of February 8, 2007. Witnesses say he was involved in a violent altercation with up to seven men, got into his mother’s gold 1992 Nissan Maxima in an attempt to flee, struck another vehicle in the parking lot, and was then forced from the driver’s seat and shoved into the back of his own car. Observers reported a gunshot and police recovered an empty .380 shell casing at the scene.

The Nissan was driven away south from the complex and was seen being followed by a dark-colored sedan; both vehicles headed in the direction of the Mexican border about five miles away. There is no official record of Julian or the car crossing the border. Authorities questioned four suspects but no charges were filed, and those men are believed by some to be in Mexico. Julian, known as Guero, was a father and had remained in regular contact with his family before his disappearance; neither he nor the Maxima have ever been found.

What information might help piece together Julian’s last known movements or the identities of the men seen that night?