Joseph Pichler, 18, disappeared from Bremerton, Washington in the early hours of January 5, 2006. A former child actor who had returned from Los Angeles to finish high school, he had graduated in 2005, moved into his own apartment and was working as a telephone technician. Friends said he spent time with them the night before and seemed in good spirits; his last known contact was a phone call to a friend at about 4:15 a.m. in which he was emotional and inconsolable.

On January 9 his silver 2005 Toyota Corolla was found abandoned in a parking lot behind a restaurant roughly half a mile from the Port Madison Narrows. Personal writings and poetry were inside the car, including a note expressing a wish to have been a stronger brother and asking that belongings be given to his younger brother. Investigators initially considered suicide, but the note did not include an explicit intent to harm himself, the family says the apartment was unlocked with lights on and his wallet and car keys were missing. Searches, including of nearby waters, turned up no trace and the case has gone cold.

Does anyone in the Bremerton area remember Joseph in January 2006 or have information about his last movements?