William Prescott was 26 when he was last seen in Half Moon Bay, California, on February 5, 1980. He was driving a white 1964 International Harvester pickup that carried two license plates, 121YVV and 37376A, and was wearing a salmon-print t-shirt, a small plaid shirt, light blue pants, and new reddish-brown Red Wing boots. Prescott had a distinctive scar on his abdomen and his case is classified as endangered missing because the circumstances of his disappearance are unclear.

Very few details have emerged since he vanished and no witnesses have provided significant leads. The case remains unsolved and investigators urge anyone with information to contact the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department.