Raed Nayef Alfarah, 27 and known as Ray, vanished on the evening of October 16, 2003, after last-known activity checking voicemail at 10:30 p.m. He was a graduate student at Wayne State University, born in Jordan, about 5 feet 10 inches and 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, occasionally wearing silver-framed glasses and a tattoo on his right shoulder. That night he was reported wearing gray pants, a dark brown leather jacket and black shoes.

A week after he disappeared his purple 1996 Chevrolet Camaro was found stripped and abandoned near the 3400 block of Lovett Street in Detroit. His phone and bank accounts stopped activity, and investigators focused on two business associates, Samer Fawaz and Bashar Farraj. Substantial forensic evidence was reported at the Sterling Heights mortgage office and in Farraj’s vehicle, including large amounts of Raed’s blood; a secretary testified she saw the men cleaning what they said was spilled cranberry juice.

Raed’s body has never been recovered, and significant questions remain about his final hours. Anyone who knew Raed or has information about where he was on October 16, 2003, is asked to come forward.