Richard Carter, known as Ricky, was 22 when he vanished from New Bedford, Massachusetts, over Labor Day weekend in late summer 1978. A United States Marine Corps veteran who had served in the Philippines, he returned home and worked for an uncle who trained horses. The last confirmed sighting was that holiday weekend; details about his movements or companions at the time are scarce.

Ricky was described as six feet two inches, about 190 pounds, light to medium complexioned of Cape Verdean and African American descent, with brown hair and brown or hazel eyes. He had two identifying scars, one on his left cheek and another on his stomach. His disappearance remains open and unsolved and is now listed among cold cases handled by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, with the Massachusetts State Police still seeking information.

If anyone knew Richard Carter, his routines in New Bedford, or saw him around Labor Day 1978, can you share what you remember?