Rocco Joseph Rinella, 42, disappeared after a final phone call on November 1, 2021, during which he appeared to be in emotional distress. Two days later his vehicle was found abandoned and still running at the junction of State Routes 156 and 158 near Mount Charleston, northwest of Las Vegas. His keys and cell phone were left inside the car. Authorities believe he may have been hitchhiking in the area around the time he went missing.

Rocco is described as a Caucasian male, 5 feet 10 inches and about 180 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, tribal tattoos on both arms and cauliflower ear. He was last believed to be wearing a gray or black long-sleeve shirt and tight-fitting jeans with designs on the back pockets. Family members say he’d been caring for his younger brother Michael before Michael’s death; his mother, Caroline Rinella, organized and funded a private search after traveling from Staten Island.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has urged anyone with information to come forward; hospitals were also asked to be alert for anyone matching his description. Does anyone have information about Rocco’s movements in early November 2021 or recall seeing him near Mount Charleston?