Richard Michael Deren, 55, was last seen in Vancouver’s west end on March 12, 2005. He is described as a Caucasian male, 5 feet 9 inches, about 165 pounds, with short brown hair and hazel eyes. When last seen he wore a dark leather jacket, dark pants and dark dress shoes.

Deren was a frequent traveler to Thailand, and that pattern of travel contributed to a delay in reporting him missing. Friends and family did not raise the alarm until April 5, 2005, when his silence—uncharacteristic for him—prompted concern. The Vancouver Police Department lists his disappearance as an open cold case with no significant public leads in recent years.

The circumstances recorded indicate a sudden and unexplained absence with little publicly released detail about the investigation since the initial report. Does anyone who knew Richard or saw him in Vancouver in March 2005 have information to share with the Vancouver Police Department?