Aron Holmes Silverman was 17 when he disappeared from Norfolk, Virginia, in the summer of 1993. Aron left that gathering with a female go-go dancer from Newport News; she reportedly gave him a coral necklace he was wearing that night along with a white t-shirt, faded jeans, and black Converse sneakers.

Aron had run away before and struggled with drugs and family tensions; his parents were separated and facing financial problems, so the family did not report him missing right away. A week or two without contact prompted the Norfolk Police Department report, initially classified as a runaway. Aron left behind personal items including his guitar and fishing rod and had not told friends or family he planned to leave.

In the years after the disappearance his father searched bars in Newport News trying to locate the dancer, hearing unconfirmed descriptions of her living in a trailer park, driving a red Pontiac Trans Am, and having a blond boyfriend who matched Aron’s description. None of those leads produced a confirmed sighting. The case remains unsolved and the family continues to have unanswered questions.