Richard Edward Duffy, known as Rich, was 23 when he disappeared from a commune in Corrales, New Mexico on December 18, 1970. A New Jersey native and Marine veteran who served in Vietnam, he had adopted a countercultural lifestyle after returning from service. On the day he vanished he and his girlfriend reportedly took LSD and walked to the banks of the Rio Grande; she fell asleep and awoke to find him gone. No sign of Richard has been found since.

At the time he disappeared he was described as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches, about 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, a beard, a gap between his two upper front teeth, shrapnel scars on the backs of his hands, and tattoos reading MOM on his upper left arm and LINDA on his upper right arm. The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office lists his case as open. The family has continued to seek answers.

Did anyone living in or visiting Corrales around December 1970 remember Richard or see someone matching his description near the Rio Grande?