Gregory Vernard Link was 26 years old when he was last seen in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 1984. Public missing-person records identify him as a Black/African American man, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and 165 pounds, with black hair; NamUs lists his left eye as hazel and his right eye as gray. His case is listed in NamUs as MP60889, and there is no case-resolution status indicating that he has been found alive or located deceased, so it remains an unresolved missing-person case.
The known circumstances are brief but deeply troubling. According to publicly available case summaries, Gregory drove away in a 1982 Ford Escort on or about July 24, 1984, and was not heard from again. The following day, the car was found parked near Eastern Avenue and Quarrels Street NE in Washington, D.C., but Gregory was not with it, and no public source describes evidence showing where he went after leaving the vehicle or what happened to him.
Few details have been made public in the decades since Gregory disappeared. The Charley Project states that he was never heard from again after driving away and that only limited information is available in the case. Other public case listings repeat the same core facts: Gregory’s date missing, his age at disappearance, Washington, D.C. as the missing-from location, and NamUs number MP60889.
The investigating agency listed for Gregory’s case is the Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Unit in Washington, D.C. NamUs and related public records show that the case was reported to law enforcement shortly after his disappearance, and the attached case data lists the agency case number as 84-360-720. Family reference DNA has also been collected and uploaded for searching, reflecting continued efforts to identify Gregory should new information or unidentified remains become relevant.
Gregory’s disappearance has now remained unresolved for more than four decades. The available public information does not describe a confirmed motive, a known destination, or a verified sighting after July 24, 1984. What remains clear is that Gregory was a young man whose sudden disappearance left unanswered questions for those who knew and loved him, and his case continues to represent a long-standing need for information, accountability, and resolution.Last Seen: Jul 24, 1984
