Willard Bryant, a 51-year-old Black man, was last seen on June 2, 1997, in Memphis, Tennessee’s 38106 ZIP code after walking away from a care home where he had been placed. He was reported at the time as 6 feet tall, about 190 pounds, with graying black hair and brown eyes. The Memphis Police Department opened the case as number 970600173 but the initial report noted no description of the clothing he was wearing when he vanished.

The lack of a clothing description or any known destination made the search difficult from the start. Investigators developed no significant leads in the weeks and months that followed, and as years passed the trail cooled. The case remains unresolved and painful for family and friends who last saw him in that care facility.

If anyone knew Willard, saw him around June 1997 in the 38106 area, or has information that wasn’t reported, please come forward.