Jay Dean Mefford, 60, was last seen December 13, 2022, in Platte City, Missouri. He is described as a Caucasian male with brown hair and blue eyes, five feet four inches tall and about 150 pounds. His family lives in Atchison, Kansas, and the disappearance has ties to both communities.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation and has entered his information in national missing-persons databases, including listings with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and The Charley Project. Few details about the circumstances of his disappearance have been released, and investigators report limited developments despite public appeals for information.

If anyone in Platte City, Atchison, or the surrounding area remembers seeing Jay on or around December 13, 2022, or has information that could help locate him, please share what you know with the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.