Eliezer Mercado, 53, was last heard from in early 2020 while in Manhattan, New York. Family say he had been experiencing homelessness and was reportedly living in Central Park at that time. He had ties to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where the Lawrence Police Department is handling the missing person inquiry because of those connections.

Mercado’s mother first reported him missing in 2019 but contacted him in early 2020, when he told her he was fine; that was his last known contact. Public details are limited: there is no widely circulated information about what he was wearing, what belongings he had, or specific circumstances surrounding his disappearance. His case is entered in national missing persons databases, and his loved ones continue seeking answers.

If anyone saw Eliezer in Manhattan or Lawrence after early 2020 or has information that could help locate him, please come forward.