Missing From: Leon. Florida
Missing: May 24, 1994
Age at Disappearance: 20
Height: 5′ 10″
Weight: 160
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian male. Burn mark back right hand approximately the size of a quarter.
Details of Disappearance: Erik departed from a Tallahassee, Florida bar with a female friend during the early morning hours of May 24, 1994. They had been attending a poetry reading. He drove his friend to her residence on Call Street, then continued on to Jefferson County, Florida by himself. He was last seen at approximately 2:00 a.m.
About three hours later, employees opening up the Jr. Food Store at US 27 South and Chaires Cross Road in Tallahassee saw Patchin’s silver 1972 Volkswagen Beetle abandoned in the store parking lot. day. His mother found the car still there that afternoon. Patchin’s skateboard, a book of poetry he’d written, and some other personal items inside the car. There was no sign of forced entry inside the vehicle and no trace of him was located at the scene.
Investigative Agency: Leon County Sheriff’s Office 850-922-3300
If you have any information on this case, please contact CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or call the CUE Center 24-hour tip line at (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center for Missing Persons is confidential.