Jay Calvin Pringle was 17 when he left Medford, Oregon, for California in early 1977 and was last seen on April 19, 1977. He’s described as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches, about 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, myopic and wearing gold wire-rimmed glasses. Scars on his knees, left elbow, above his left eye and left calf were noted. At disappearance he was reportedly wearing an army jacket, pants and a blue bandana, and carrying a suitcase and a brown and green wool blanket.

Jay was in Los Angeles and later Gardena with a 23-year-old friend named Robert Harry Kellogg. Kellogg said the two argued, that Jay left Gardena with an unknown person and was never seen again. Kellogg later went to Las Vegas and reportedly spent Jay’s money before returning to Medford. Jackson County authorities investigated Kellogg and believe he was involved, but no charges were ever filed.

The case remains unsolved and the Sheriff’s Office has released little information. If anyone knew Jay, his movements in California, or the people he met in Gardena in April 1977, please share what you know.