Darnell Ames was 54 when he was last seen by a family member leaving his home in the University Village neighborhood of Chicago in early March 2015. He never returned and that sighting remains the last confirmed contact. When he left, he was wearing black jeans.

Ames is a Black man, listed between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall and about 175 to 185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Family-provided identifying marks include a scar on the center of his forehead, a large linear scar on the back of his right hand, a scar on his right eyebrow, a scar on his abdomen and pierced ears. Area Three detectives with the Chicago Police Department are handling the investigation, which remains open.

The reasons for his leaving and his whereabouts after that day are unknown. If anyone has information about Darnell Ames or remembers seeing him after early March 2015, please come forward.