Byron Lee Davis, known to some as Joe, was 53 when he was last seen on the evening of May 18, 1993, walking away from his home near 57th Street and Bales Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He was reported wearing a blue t-shirt, blue slacks, a navy blue cap and black shoes. He is a Black man, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, roughly 175 pounds, with black curly hair, brown eyes and most of his teeth missing.

Byron had a medical condition and was mentally disabled; his family said he was childlike, trusting and often the target of cruel jokes by neighbors. He frequented the City Market area and liked to watch work at local garages. He had been scheduled to leave on an out-of-town trip the day after he vanished, and his family believes he would not have missed it intentionally. The Kansas City Police Department classifies him as an endangered missing person and has treated his disappearance as suspicious, with authorities and family suspecting foul play.

The investigation remains open and the case is still listed among unsolved missing person cases in Kansas City. Does anyone have information about Byron’s movements in May 1993 or recalls seeing him near 57th Street and Bales Avenue that evening?