Melvin Thompson, 58, was last heard from on December 10, 2018, in Phoenix. He had been living a transient life and was known to be among the city’s homeless population, a factor the family says made regular contact difficult. Standing six feet nine inches and about 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, he was a distinctive figure, but there is no specific last-seen location or description of clothing or belongings in the report.

Concerns grew over the following months and the family filed a missing person report with the Phoenix Police Department on July 23, 2019. The case centers on the prolonged loss of contact rather than a discrete incident, and investigators had limited leads to work from when the report was filed. The question of what happened to Melvin after December 10, 2018, remains unanswered.

If anyone saw Melvin in Phoenix after December 10, 2018, or has information about his whereabouts, please come forward.