In the late winter of 1986, a young man named Patrick Kevin Taylor, known to some as Pat, seemed to vanish without a trace, leaving a mysterious and enduring void in the lives of those he knew. Originally from Bethalto, Illinois, the 27-year-old was last seen in the area of Memphis, Tennessee, and West Memphis, Arkansas. There is some discrepancy in the exact date he was last seen, with some accounts stating February 20, 1986, at a Veterans Affairs hospital, while official records often list his date of last contact as March 26, 1986. Before his disappearance, Patrick had told people he was thinking about heading to Kansas and Texas to look for work.
At the time he went missing, Patrick was described as a Caucasian male, standing approximately 5'10' tall and weighing around 190 pounds, though his weight could fluctuate between 175 and 225 pounds. He had blue eyes and brown hair which he wore at shoulder-length or longer.
His family noted that his hair had a tendency to get lighter in the summer and darker during the winter months. Two distinct features were a mustache and a scar near his right eye. The Bethalto Police Department in his home state of Illinois opened an investigation into his disappearance, a case that has remained open for decades.
The circumstances surrounding Patrick's disappearance are vague. It is known that he may have been a patient at VA hospitals in not only Tennessee and Arkansas, but possibly Missouri as well. Over the years, law enforcement and missing persons organizations have worked to find him, and his DNA has been made available for comparison against unidentified remains. Despite these efforts, he has never been heard from again. The overview of the case is that Patrick Taylor, a young man with plans to travel for work, was last seen in the Memphis region in early 1986 and has been missing ever since, creating a painful and unresolved mystery for his family.Last Seen: Mar 26, 1986
