Miguel A. Oliveras was 24 years old when he vanished after a trip from Hyde Park, Massachusetts, to Portland, Maine. Online missing-person records describe him as a Hispanic man, about 5 feet 11 inches tall and around 170 pounds, with brown eyes and black or brown hair; he had tattoos on his neck, arms, back, shoulder, and hand. He was last described as wearing green cargo shorts, sneakers, and layered shirts, including a gray camouflage long-sleeved shirt and a white T-shirt.
NamUs lists his date of last contact as September 3, 2006, while several law-enforcement and news sources describe the last sighting as around 1:00 a.m. on September 2, 2006, at or outside the former Platinum Plus Club on Riverside Street in Portland.
Miguel had traveled to Maine shortly before he disappeared. According to public case summaries, he lived with family in the Hyde Park section of Boston and had gone to Portland by bus to visit a woman he knew who worked at the club. The Charley Project reports that she sent him money to travel there, and WMTW reported, based on an interview with Miguel’s mother, Myrna Gonzalez, that the woman picked him up at the bus station before they went to the club. Miguel was expected to return home, but he never did.
The final known moments of Miguel’s case center on the Platinum Plus Club. Public accounts say he was asked to leave the club, and the available reporting indicates he left without incident. He was then seen outside or in the parking lot with an unidentified man; one account describes surveillance imagery showing Miguel with another man outside the club. After that point, the trail went silent. Authorities have said there have been no reported sightings or contacts from Miguel since his disappearance, a silence that deepened the anguish for his family and raised concern among investigators.
Over the years, Miguel’s disappearance has remained painful and unresolved for his loved ones, especially his mother, Myrna Gonzalez. In 2026, she publicly pleaded for anyone with information to come forward, describing Miguel not only as her son but as her best friend. She has said she believes he was lured to Portland, though the public record does not establish exactly what happened after he left the club. WMTW reported that Portland investigators believe Miguel was killed and that his body was left somewhere, and the same report said detectives had developed suspects and possible leads about where he may be; it also noted searches over the years, including an early dive-team search at Rock Row quarry and later search activity near the Saco–Old Orchard Beach town line, with police saying nothing was found in those efforts.
The FBI’s Southern Maine Gang Task Force and the Portland Police Department continue to investigate Miguel Oliveras’s suspicious disappearance. In March 2026, the FBI increased the reward to up to $25,000 for information leading to his whereabouts or recovery, and officials again asked the public for help. Portland Police Chief Mark Dubois said the case had not been closed and that investigators continued to pursue available leads. At its heart, the case is the story of a young man from Boston who traveled to Portland, was last seen after leaving a nightclub with another man, and then disappeared without any confirmed contact, leaving his family to carry years of uncertainty while investigators seek the information that could finally explain what happened to Miguel and bring him home.Last Seen: Sep 3, 2006
