Muni Bart Perzov, 49, of San Jose, California, was last seen on May 1, 2009. That day he texted his girlfriend of eleven years, Theresa Hanson, saying he was going stargazing on Mount Hamilton. His blue 1998 Audi, license plate 3VVN796, with a fist-sized dent on the rear driver’s side, was his last known vehicle and was later found abandoned at Big Basin State Park about two weeks after he disappeared.

An unopened bottle of Maker’s Mark and a single drinking glass were missing from his home, and Hanson found that three years of Perzov’s financial records had been deleted from his computer. An abandoned tent near the Sunset Trail contained a letter to Hanson that she described as a suicide note. Perzov kept a gun in the trunk of his car, and police have said they do not suspect foul play. The San Jose Police Department is the investigating agency; despite searches of the 18,000-acre park, no trace of Perzov has been found.

Perzov was born in Merrick, New York, and enjoyed hiking, camping, cooking, writing, aviation, and stargazing. Does anyone who knew Muni or who was in the Big Basin area in early May 2009 have information that could help clarify what happened?