Joseph Niro was 45 and living in Ontario when he stopped communicating with his family in early summer 1999. The last known contact was a phone call to his daughter on June 2, 1999; he was seen for the final time in Mississauga, Ontario, on June 20, 1999. After that sighting he vanished and has not been heard from.

He is described as a Caucasian male, five feet eight inches tall, about 196 pounds with a heavy build, brown eyes and collar-length wavy black hair parted on the right. He had noticeable moles on his face. Clothing worn the day he was last seen has not been released.

The Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon have been involved but no resolution has been reported. If anyone in the Toronto–Peel area remembers seeing Joseph around mid-June 1999 or has information that might help, please share it with investigators.