John Douglas Stinson was 59 when he was last seen in Waterford Township, Michigan, on December 17, 2018. Family described him as a street person and said contact with him was irregular, but an unusually long silence of about 18 months prompted them to report him missing to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

At the time he disappeared Stinson was described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 280 pounds, with brown eyes and hair that may have been partly gray. Investigators have had few leads: there is no specific information about his last movements or exact whereabouts, and the long gap before the report was filed has complicated efforts to retrace his steps. His case has been entered into national missing persons databases and remains open.

If anyone saw John in late 2018 or the months after, or has information about his possible whereabouts, please share what is known with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.