Edgar Sanchez, 44, vanished on August 30, 2001, after leaving a Baldwin residence with his older brother Frank. The brothers said they were driving to a friend’s auto body and repair shop in West Babylon but never arrived. Edgar, a Flushing resident, is described as a Hispanic male with graying hair and green eyes, 5 feet 11 inches and about 220 pounds, with a tattoo reading Edgar Sanchez Jr. on his right arm. He was last reported wearing a blue and gray checkered button-down shirt, blue jeans, and sneakers.

Frank’s white 1992 Chevrolet Lumina was found abandoned on August 31 in a no parking zone on Grand Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, far from Baldwin and West Babylon. No evidence of foul play was found in the car, and investigators reported no unusual financial activity to suggest a planned disappearance. The family filed a missing persons report with the Nassau County Police Department on September 1 and distributed flyers; the case was later entered into NamUs for DNA comparisons. Frank was later declared legally deceased in 2010 at his son’s request; Edgar’s family has not done so.

Anyone with information about Edgar’s whereabouts or who saw the Lumina in Manhattan around August 31, 2001, is asked to come forward.