Dale Hardy Jones, 53, was living and working in Anaheim, California, as a maintenance worker at a halfway house in autumn 2021. On November 15, 2021, he had a medical emergency and was taken to a hospital, but what happened after that hospitalization is unclear. It is not publicly known which hospital treated him, whether he was transferred, or when he might have been discharged. The Garden Grove Police Department was brought into the case on April 27, 2022.

Jones is described as a Caucasian male with blond or strawberry blond hair and blue eyes, 5 feet 10 inches tall and about 235 pounds. Distinctive tattoos include Selena, Mi Vida, Tu Vida on his left chest; a Motley Crue Dr. Feel Good Caduceus symbol and a red, dripping blood armband on his left arm. He also has a two-inch scar on the middle of his forehead. His family has had no contact since the hospital visit and continues to seek answers.

If anyone knew where Dale was treated or saw him after November 15, 2021, please share information with investigators.