Zafer Tuna Kilic, 37, was reported missing from Palm Springs, California, after a worrying final contact on December 8, 2025. The last known communication was a phone call with a neighbor during which Kilic was audibly upset and sobbing; the reason for his distress has not been disclosed. He is described as a male with black hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 1 inch tall and about 209 pounds.

His neighbor filed the missing person report with the Palm Springs Police Department on December 12, 2025, and the case is being handled under case number 2512P-2587. A records check shows Kilic’s vehicle was stopped by Border Patrol agents in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 10, 2025, but public details about who was driving or the circumstances of that stop have not been released. Clothing and personal items he may have had at the time have not been reported.

If anyone saw Zafer Kilic around December 8–12, 2025, or has information about the Phoenix traffic stop, please contact the Palm Springs Police Department.