Zachary Bernhardt was 8 when he disappeared from his Clearwater, Florida, apartment on the night of September 11, 2000. He had been sleeping in his mother’s bed while she suffered insomnia; she left the apartment about 2:00 a.m. to walk and swim and returned to find Zachary gone. The last confirmed sighting of Zachary was about 4:00 a.m., and his mother reported him missing just before 5:00 a.m.

An extensive search followed, including cadaver dogs and helicopters, but investigators found no evidence of his whereabouts. Police have called the disappearance suspicious. Leah Hackett drew scrutiny during the probe but maintained her innocence. Leads pursued over the years included a man named Kevin Jalbert, who made alarming statements about child abduction, but no solid link to Zachary was established. The case remains unsolved and is the longest-running Amber Alert in Florida.

Anyone with information about where Zachary might be or who was in the area that night is asked to contact the Clearwater Police Department.