Joseph Melvin Hankerson, 27, disappeared from Atlanta, Georgia after being last seen by a female friend on the afternoon of July 15, 1998. He is described as Black, 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, 250 to 270 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The Atlanta Police Department investigated and friends and known haunts were checked, but those early searches and interviews did not turn up Joseph.

The investigation later went cold and his whereabouts remain unknown. Does anyone who knew Joseph or was in Atlanta that July remember seeing him or have information that could help?