James Kenneth Patterson, a 67-year-old white man born August 27, 1921, vanished from Modesto, California on December 11, 1988. He was last seen on a street or highway in Modesto and has not been heard from since.

At the time he disappeared Patterson was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, 135 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a brown or tan short-sleeved pullover knit shirt over a white crewneck t-shirt, a brown knitted cap, white cotton gloves, and light tan sneakers. The circumstances of his disappearance are largely unknown.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and the California Department of Justice are listed as the investigating agencies and the case remains unresolved. If anyone remembers James Patterson or saw him in Modesto around December 11, 1988, please share what you know.