Jack Daniel Phillips, known as J.D., was 9 when he disappeared from Big Bear Lake, California, on August 6, 1995. He was last seen between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. near the Aspen Glen Picnic grounds after an argument with his mother and her boyfriend; a witness heard him say he was tired of the fighting. He was last seen walking toward his home but never arrived.

Jack was wearing a black tank top, gray shorts with a Tasmanian Devil logo, white socks, white tennis shoes and had a gold earring in his left ear. An extensive search of about 20 square miles around the lake found no trace. Several days later a family friend received a collect call believed to be from Jack, but the call was disconnected before identity could be confirmed. Convicted child killer James Crummel, who lived near Big Bear at the time, became a prime suspect; he later told a fellow inmate he had killed Jack and may have disposed of the body in the ocean, but he never made an official confession and died by suicide on death row in 2012. Jack’s case remains unsolved and foul play is strongly suspected.

If anyone has information about Jack’s movements on August 6, 1995, please come forward.