In the autumn of 1985, a sense of unease settled over a family in Las Vegas, Nevada, when John Lincoln Porep, a 62-year-old man, vanished without a trace. On November 6th, Porep's sister last saw him as he headed out to deposit some checks on her behalf. She later confirmed that the deposits were successfully made that day, but it was the last time she would ever see or hear from her brother.
Eight days after he was last seen, with no sign of Porep, his sister officially reported him missing to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on November 14, 1985. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance were baffling, as he had seemingly completed his errand as planned, leaving no indication of foul play or any reason for him to abandon his life. The case was assigned the number LLV850000032534 as investigators began the difficult task of piecing together the events leading up to his disappearance.
At the time he went missing, John Porep was described as a white male, standing at a height of six feet two inches and weighing approximately 180 pounds. He had both brown hair and brown eyes. On the day he was last seen, he was wearing grey pants, an unspecified type of shirt, and brown shoes. He also wore a watch and a religious necklace. Investigators learned that Porep was known to drive a white 1976 Chevrolet Nova, a detail that was circulated in the hopes of generating leads. His last known location was in the vicinity of the 200 block of S. 8th Street in Las Vegas. Despite these details, the trail quickly grew cold. The initial investigation yielded no significant leads, and as days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, the hope of a swift resolution began to fade.
Decades have now passed since John Lincoln Porep was last seen, and his case has transitioned into the hands of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Missing Persons Cold Case unit. His information is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System under case number MP73678. The passage of time has not brought any new public information about his whereabouts or what might have happened to him. The investigation officially remains open, a silent testament to a life interrupted and a family left with unanswered questions. The overview of this case is one of sudden and unexplained absence. A man going about a routine task for a family member vanishes, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for many years, becoming one of the many cold cases that persist in Las Vegas.Last Seen: Nov 6, 1985
