Noel Nathaniel Morris, known as Nate or Snake, was last seen about 1:30 a.m. on a Wednesday in October 2002 on the back porch of his West 32nd Street apartment in Cleveland. Witnesses reported a man in D.A.R.E. clothing leading him from the apartment; after that sighting Noel was never heard from again.

His apartment was left in an unusual state — lights and the television on — and Noel’s cane, prescription eyeglasses, and essential medications were all left behind. He walked with a pronounced limp from prior crash injuries and had metal pins in his left leg, hip, and arm. He was 6 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 4 inches, with sandy shoulder-length hair, blue or hazel eyes, multiple tattoos including doves, a skull on his neck, a heart with the name Gina, a teardrop under his left eye, and Japanese characters on his chest.

The detail about the man in D.A.R.E. clothing and the absence of Noel’s mobility aids and medicine are central unanswered elements in an otherwise unsolved disappearance. If anyone knew Noel, the person seen with him that night, or has information about his movements in October 2002, please come forward.