Richard Blanchard was 45 when he was last seen in Sacramento, California on October 1, 2016. He has not been heard from since and is classified as a missing person.

Blanchard is described as a White male, 6 feet tall, about 160 pounds, with black hair and blue eyes. Distinguishing marks include scars on his right ankle and neck and tattoos on his upper right arm and right shoulder. On the day he disappeared he was wearing a blue button-down shirt over a dark-colored undershirt, blue jeans and carrying a blue backpack.

No leads, suspects, searches or statements from family or friends have been released, and his current whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone in Sacramento around October 1, 2016 remembers seeing Richard or the backpack and clothing described, please share what you know.