Richard Urista, 23, disappeared from Muskogee, Oklahoma after leaving on what he described as a short errand on February 23, 2011. He was driving a van borrowed from a relative when he left; Richard is Hispanic, with brown hair and brown eyes, between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall, and about 120 to 130 pounds.

The day after he vanished the van was found abandoned in Texas, and Richard placed a brief phone call to his roommate saying he was in the mountains and was making his way to California. That call is the last known contact; there is no evidence he reached California or made further contact. The Muskogee Police Department opened an investigation, and family members noted he had been experiencing some mental health challenges.

The timeline breaks off after the phone call and the vehicle recovery, leaving key questions about where he went from the mountains, whether he intended to continue west, and what happened after the van was abandoned. Does anyone have information about Richard’s movements in late February 2011 or sightings along the route to California?