John Len Taylor was 48 when he disappeared from Gary, Indiana, on May 21, 1999. He left his girlfriend’s home after an argument, saying he was going for a walk to get fresh air, and was last seen walking near the 3900 block of Adams Street. Taylor regularly walked between Glen Park and the Dorie Miller housing projects near Broadway and 21st Avenue and often refused rides.

At the time he vanished he was described as a Black man, 5 feet 10 inches, about 150 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, wire-frame glasses and surgical scars on his abdomen and the back of his neck. On May 21 he wore a blue jacket, a multi-colored or blue and white shirt, blue or gray pants and a silver watch. His case is classified as endangered missing; in 1998 he had been shot from behind during a walk, survived after surgery and continued to have medical problems. The shooter was never identified. Authorities have suspected foul play in his disappearance, but it is unknown if the 1998 shooting is connected.

Did anyone in Gary see John on or after May 21, 1999, or have information about his usual walking routes?