Shane Robert Aucoin, Jr. was 36 when he was last seen in Ville Platte, Louisiana, on January 20, 2019. He disappeared in the winter of 2019 and has not been heard from since. Described as a white male about 6 feet to 6 feet 1 inch tall and 150 to 175 pounds, he had brown eyes and brown hair that he may have worn shaved. Distinctive jailhouse-style tattoos were noted, and he was reportedly wearing Army fatigues when last seen.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under case number 19-1073, and the disappearance is listed with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP67773. Few public details or significant leads have been released, and it is not known whether Aucoin’s prior March 2017 arrest in Ville Platte for second-degree robbery and aggravated second-degree battery is related to his disappearance.

The lack of public updates has left family and friends without answers. Does anyone in or around Ville Platte in January 2019 have information about Shane’s movements or where he might have gone?