Ricky Lee Franks was 24 when he vanished from Nashville in the summer of 1985. On June 7 he traveled from a group home in Dickson to his mother’s house on Norvel Avenue. His mother saw him walking nearby and they spoke briefly; his stepbrother also saw him inside the house. After about fifteen minutes Ricky left on foot, reportedly to walk to a nearby grocery store, and never returned.

At the time he was described as a white male, dark blond hair, blue eyes, 5 feet 10 inches, about 145 pounds, wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans. He is a dependent adult with mental disabilities and behavioral challenges and his case is classified as an endangered missing person. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department received the missing-person report on June 11, 1985, and the investigation has included leads across state lines but remains unsolved.

Does anyone remember seeing Ricky in Nashville around June 7, 1985, or have information about his movements that day?