Marte Nelson, 58, was last heard from around the first of October 2024 in Tustin, California. He was reported missing after family members stopped receiving his usual email contact. Nelson reportedly led a transient lifestyle and it was unclear whether he had access to a cellphone, complicating efforts to reach him.

Nelson is described as a white male, 6 feet 2 inches, about 240 pounds, with gray or partially gray hair, brown eyes and possibly a gray goatee. A striking detail is a black, swollen foot, though reports do not specify which foot. Clothing at the time he was last seen is unknown. The Tustin Police Department has Investigator Christian De Loera assigned to the case; follow-ups with Orange County hospitals in mid-February 2025 reportedly found no record of him as a patient.

The circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear. If anyone in the Tustin area knew Marte Nelson, where he stayed, or has information about his movements after early October 2024, please share what is known with investigators.