Hubert Valdez was 28 when he disappeared after a night at Gilbert’s Lounge on East Broadway in Van Horn, Texas. He was last seen on April 29, 2003, leaving the bar around 2 a.m. His red Chevrolet pickup was later found abandoned in an open lot near Mesquite Street and Frontage Road, a short distance from the bar.

Witnesses reported Valdez was involved in a physical altercation with four men near his truck. Three of those men have since died; the fourth, identified as Simon Flores Ornelas, fled to Mexico after being convicted of unrelated U.S. charges and is now imprisoned there. Ornelas is considered a key person of interest. Local authorities, including the Texas Rangers, continue to investigate but no significant new developments have been reported.

If anyone was in Van Horn that night or has information about Hubert’s movements after he left the bar, please share what you know.