Richard Elias Rodriguez, known as Ricky, was 22 when he disappeared from Phoenix, Arizona after a phone call to his mother on the night of October 10, 1997. At about 11:00 p.m. he said a friend was coming over and that he planned to visit his mother’s house afterward; he never arrived and was never heard from again. Authorities classified him as an endangered missing person and early investigative notes raised concerns about foul play.

Ricky was a Hispanic male, 6 feet to 6 feet 1 inch tall, 160 to 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Identifying marks included tattoos reading Rodriguez on his back and Eileen on the left side of his chest, a small chickenpox scar above his left eye and another scar on his chest. The trail went cold and the family has continued to seek answers.

If anyone knew Ricky, saw him in Phoenix around October 10, 1997, or has information about the friend he mentioned that night, please come forward.