In June 1994, 31-year-old exotic bird breeder Bhagwaniala Moses Lall and his aunt Lilawattie Buerattan disappeared from their Loxahatchee, Florida, ranch. The family ran a business importing and, after 1993, breeding wild birds. Their disappearance was first noticed on June 5 when a routine feed delivery was left at the unattended gate; the delivery person returned the next day to find that the feed remained untouched and alerted authorities.

A search of the property did not occur until June 16 because of a bureaucratic error. Investigators then found hundreds of exotic birds dead or dying from starvation, with an estimated value near $700,000, and no trace of Lall or Buerattan. Two ranch hands, Daljeet Hari Gobin and Roland Felix Eyoum, were also missing; Eyoum later said Gobin had witnessed two unidentified men force Lall and Buerattan into a white van at gunpoint along with some birds. Gobin was picked up in Georgia on June 7 driving Lall’s van and using Lall’s license, identified himself as Lall, was released, and then disappeared before his true identity surfaced. Foul play is strongly suspected; a videotape about changing identity was found in Lall’s van and surviving birds were sold at public auction.

Who knew Lall or the ranch and might have information about what happened in June 1994?