Manuel Vargas was 49 when he vanished from his Metairie, Louisiana home in the late 1980s. He was last seen leaving his residence on Cleary Avenue and never heard from again. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office opened the case but the trail went cold and few leads were developed.

Vargas was described as a White male with graying hair and brown eyes, about five feet, three inches tall and 125 pounds. Distinguishing marks included scars on his right arm and his face, plus several right-arm and forearm tattoos: the name Jesus, an anchor, a ship’s wheel, and an image of a woman.

The circumstances of his disappearance remain largely unknown and the investigation is still listed as open. If anyone knew Manuel, his routines, or saw him in Metairie around the time he disappeared, please share what you know.