Christopher Joseph Grindey, 44, was last seen in Palm Desert, California, between January 2 and January 4, 1996. His landlord was the last person to see him in his room at 42975 Connecticut Avenue and reported him missing on January 11, 1996, about nine days after his last sighting.

Grindey is described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches, about 200 pounds, with brown hair and blue or hazel eyes. He has a physical impairment on his left side that causes his left hand to curl and his left foot to drag. He was known as Chris and had a history of schizophrenia but was not under a doctor’s care or taking medication at the time he disappeared.

There is no information about how he left the area or where he intended to go, and nothing about his activities has been discovered since. Anyone who knew Chris or saw him around Palm Desert in early January 1996 is asked to share information with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.