Stanley Cecil Pruett disappeared from his parents’ home in Sparta, Ohio, on January 5, 1988. He was 31, recently divorced and had moved back in with his parents. His family returned from running errands that day to find him gone with no note, no sign of disturbance and no clear explanation for his leaving.

At the time he vanished Stanley had brown hair, hazel eyes, stood 5 feet 11 inches and weighed about 168 pounds. A possible sighting in Columbus in May 1988 was reported about four months after he disappeared but was never confirmed. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Department is the primary agency handling the investigation, which remains active and unsolved.

Anyone who knew Stanley, saw him in early 1988, or has information about the Columbus sighting is asked to contact the investigators handling the case.