On the night of October 30, 1998, 18-year-old Jake Nicholas Just left a party in the north end of Midland, Ontario, and set off to walk home with friends. He chose a familiar shortcut through a wooded trail while the friend he’d been with stayed on the well-lit street; they planned to meet where the trail exited the woods, but Jake never appeared. He was last seen around midnight wearing an olive green and beige long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, size 11 black DVS skate shoes, and carrying a black nylon backpack with a gold Jaguar logo.

Friends said Jake had been drinking heavily and may have injured his head while jokingly breaking bottles over it; another account claims he ran into the woods after being chased by a local resident. Searches targeted the woods and a nearby bog using grid searches, helicopters with heat-sensing equipment, police divers and cadaver dogs, and hundreds of interviews and tips were followed, but neither Jake nor his belongings have been found. The Government of Ontario has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Does anyone remember Jake that night or have information about the wooded trail or the bog area where searches were concentrated?