Robert Molenaar was 24 when he went missing from Bethpage, New York, on December 2, 1980. His disappearance remains an open cold case and is listed in missing person databases including The Doe Network and the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services Missing Persons Clearinghouse.

The case is part of a broader group of unresolved 1980s missing person cases in New York that investigators have revisited as forensic techniques such as DNA testing and renewed witness interviews have improved. Outreach and cooperation between agencies, including the NYPD Cold Case Squad and other law enforcement partners, have been used in similar investigations, and the NY DCJS Clearinghouse continues to facilitate information sharing and support for families.

Anyone with information about Robert Molenaar is asked to contact law enforcement or the NY DCJS Missing Persons Clearinghouse to assist efforts to resolve his case.