Flagler County deputies reopen 1997 case on man's disappearance

Flagler County deputies have reopened a case involving the 1997 disappearance of a man and are asking for the public's help.

Robert Patrick Picard, 37, was reported missing Sept. 30, 1997 in Bunnell. Deputies said Picard was living in a trailer he had been renting on West County Road 2006 in the Mondex area when he disappeared.

Foul play was suspected, according to deputies, and new information has caused the case to be reopened.

"We believe that someone may have information relevant to the disappearance of Mr. Picard and that at the time that person may have been reluctant to come forward out of concern for their own safety," said Corporal Nate Koep of the Sheriff's Office Persons Crimes Unit. "We want to provide the Picard family with answers about what happened to their loved one."

Contact Crime Stoppers at 888-277-8477 if you have any information on the incident.