Manuel Chabarria Jr., 25, of Arlington, Texas, was last seen March 31, 1997, after attending a work meeting at Harrigan’s Restaurant where he worked. He drove a partially primed 1987 Honda Civic with red stripes and did not return home. A search across multiple counties followed.

On May 17, 1997, the Civic was found abandoned on private property in Culberson County, covered in brush with the keys in the ignition. Personal items were inside, including a shotgun box, empty bottles, and ammunition. Investigators later learned a shotgun had been bought at a nearby Wal-Mart a few days after his disappearance, but who purchased it is unclear. Family say he had been drinking heavily and sleeping long hours before he vanished; they do not believe he was suicidal but have speculated he might have been looking for an old family home in the Pecos area. Foul play is suspected and no trace of Manuel has been found.

Did anyone in the Pecos area know Manuel or his family, or recall seeing that Honda Civic in 1997?