Robert Preston Foster was 24 when he was last seen in Oklahoma City on January 25, 1996. That day he dropped his girlfriend at work, went to a friend’s house to talk about buying a vehicle, got into an altercation, and reportedly left the residence on foot. His last reported words were a message for his girlfriend that he had gone to Bricktown to make a call.

Robert’s clothes were later found inside the vehicle he left at the friend’s home. A missing persons report was not filed until February 8, 1996, after his girlfriend contacted his parents to get his social security number and they realized he was missing. An informant later claimed Robert had been shot and placed in a trunk, and one unsearched vehicle has been mentioned in that context, but no confirmed resolution is given.

Robert’s mother pursued leads with elected officials and the press before her death; both parents died without learning what happened to their son. The case remains an active missing person investigation.

If anyone knew Robert, his movements that day, or has information about the vehicle mentioned, please share what is known.