Russell Matthew Gonzales, 41, was last heard from on January 9, 2006, when he left Eugene, Oregon, heading for the Coos Bay/North Bend area. He is described as a Caucasian male, brown hair, brown eyes, about five feet ten inches and 170 pounds, with a dragon tattoo on his right forearm and another tattoo on his left forearm. He reportedly had an unspecified medical condition.

No contact or sign of Russell came for six months. In July 2006 law enforcement found his blue 1986 Volkswagen Quantum abandoned on Forest Service Road FS 5847 near milepost 8, south of Eugene — not along the route he intended. The vehicle yielded no clear clues about what happened to him, and the case is classified as endangered missing. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office continues to list the case as open.

If anyone knew Russell, saw his car that winter, or has information about travel on FS 5847 MP 8 in early 2006, please come forward.