James Mark Shumaker was 30 when he was last seen on the evening of October 20, 1995, at the Parthenon Café, a gay nightclub in downtown Tampa, Florida. He had been dropped off at the bar, left his vehicle at home, and vanished after that night; he was reported missing a few days later and has not been found. At the time he disappeared he was wearing green surgical pants, a multicolored vest, black Reebok sneakers, and a silver neck chain.

Investigators have examined possible links between Shumaker’s disappearance and several other cases of missing gay men in the Tampa and Fort Lauderdale areas. Some of those cases were later connected to serial offenders Steven Lorenzo and Scott Schweikert, who were reported to have drugged and killed men, but no concrete evidence ties Shumaker to them. The case remains open and is classified as endangered missing, with no arrests or charges announced.

If anyone knew James, saw him at the Parthenon Café on October 20, 1995, or has information about his movements that night, please come forward.