Matthew Aaron Barrera was 29 when he was last seen at his home on Cree Lane in Wheaton, Illinois, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021. He didn’t have his own vehicle, and there are no known witnesses or surveillance footage showing him leaving, which has made reconstructing his movements after he was last seen especially difficult.

Matthew is described as a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing between 175 and 185 pounds. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office is investigating; Detective Jeff Carpenter was assigned, the report was filed a few days after he was last seen, and the case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Public appeals have been made for information, but the investigation remains active and unsolved.

If anyone remembers seeing Matthew on or after December 25, 2021, or has any small detail that could help investigators, please contact the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office.