Ruben Wilson disappeared from his Englewood, New Jersey, home in the early hours of May 27, 2020. His son, Shalom Kennedy, who lived with him and shared a morning coffee routine, discovered Ruben missing when he woke around 6:30 a.m. The last confirmed location was the family residence near West Palisade Avenue and Teaneck Road. He was reportedly wearing burgundy pants and a New York Yankees baseball cap.

Ruben is a Black male, six feet tall, with brown eyes, a gray beard and a balding head. He lived with early-onset dementia and depression and had wandered away at least four times before; previous episodes ended with him being found, once as far as Wall Township, 67 miles away. K-9 teams tracked his scent from the house toward Teaneck Road before the trail went cold. Family members have suggested he might have been trying to reach his longtime workplace in Paterson or return to North Carolina, where he was born.

No public resolution has been reported and his whereabouts remain unknown. If anyone knew Ruben, saw him in the days after May 27, 2020, or has information about his movements, please come forward.