Paul James Charapko vanished from Miami Springs, Florida, on August 28, 1975. He was 23 and a passenger in his sister’s car, on the way to a doctor’s appointment, when he asked her to pull over, stepped out, and walked away. He was never seen or heard from again.

At the time he disappeared he was described as a white male, 6 feet 2 inches, about 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes and a fused right ankle from a prior car accident. Reports note he struggled with several mental health conditions and had been described as suicidal. He had no identification, money, or personal belongings when he left the car.

The Miami Springs Police Department maintains the open file. His sister, Roni Mangan, a retired police major, has continued to pursue leads, submitted her DNA and their mother’s DNA to databases, and placed Paul’s Army fingerprints into a law enforcement system in hopes of a match.

Did anyone in Miami Springs in 1975 see Paul after he left the car or have information that could help locate him?