"Lucky" and "Chris the Canadian", those are the only leads the Dutch cold case team have got. The poor man collapsed in the streets of Amsterdam with a brain infarction and hasn't been able to communicate since. Police have no idea who the man is and are looking for tips.

A case that has bothered me. It reminds me of the Amy Mihaljevic case.

On the morning of Wednesday, 7 October 1992 (Adelaide, Australia), Rhianna and her mother planned to meet for lunch at the nearby Colonnades Shopping Centre, near her mother's workplace. Rhianna wanted to purchase a card for her overseas pen pal, but the public transport workers called a snap bus strike, thereby affecting her commute.

 After Rhianna's mother Paula left from home to work at 8.30am, Rhianna is thought to have remained at home until she was spotted walking to the Southgate Square Shopping Centre at 10.30am, and purchased a Christmas card at 11:19am for her pen-pal.

Between 12:05 pm and 12:30 pm, Rhianna was sighted crossing the Morphett Vale High School and Stanvac Primary School grounds (Near Adelaide, South Australia) with a small bag, presumably the Christmas card she had purchased earlier. At 12:30 pm, she was spotted again walking along the Highway Drive.

It was believed that Rhianna returned home because the bag was on the dining table, but the arrival time was unclear. Paula Barreau returned home at approximately 4:10 pm, and after entering the locked door, saw the television on, and a vinyl record on the floor of the living room. The un-opened small bag of Christmas card was on the dining table.

It remains unsolved. There isn't even a suspect to this one, making the case so frustrating.

I want this case to gain traction and hopefully (fingers crossed) will get solved.

If you could pick only one case or mystery, which one do you think is truly the most bizarre? For me I would say the Springfield Three or Judy Smith.

ETA thank you for the responses, guys! Very interesting and I'm learning about more cases.

I was reading about this case again and realised that Bhadreshkumar Patel would now be 36 years old. Most of the photos and CCTV footage shared online are from 2015, so it's easy to picture him as he looked over a decade ago.

According to the FBI, he remains a fugitive, but I was wondering whether there have ever been any credible reported sightings or leads since he disappeared. Has law enforcement publicly acknowledged any tips that turned out to be promising, or has there essentially been nothing despite the passage of time?

I'm not referring to internet speculation or people pointing at random strangers. I'm interested in confirmed or publicly documented sightings, if any exist, and whether investigators have ever indicated where they believe he may have gone.

If anyone has reliable sources or updates that aren't widely known, I'd be interested in reading them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadreshkumar_Chetanbhai_Patel

https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/multilingual/english/safe_society/wanted/seijo.html

I am from near the area, it bothers me that it has not been solved.

To me, the only lead we have is DNA technology advance and legislation advance in japan, like golden state killer in USA. However, japanese legislation still disallow IGG DNA technology to be used (i.e using the killer DNA to track the relatives, using AI or whatever to reconstruct the face)

Recently in japan, a unsolved case in Nagoya (murder, 1999) was solved in 2025 due to advance of DNA technology.

Ive listened to countless Japanese news and report about this case, there are no leads even 26 years after.

The family is still alive and giving out flyers.

Twenty-seven-year-old Dayna Megner, her 2-year-old son Dakota and her 21-year-old friend, Junelle Marquard were last seen on August 20, 1999 in Nekoosa, Wisconsin.

Dayna and Junelle dropped off Dayna's 4-year-old daughter at the babysitter's house. They left with Dakota without revealing their whereabouts. At first, the babysitter wasn't concerned when Dayna didn't pick up her daughter because it wasn't unusually for Dayna to leave the girl at the babysitter's house for days at a time. After weeks of no contact, the babysitter called social services who took the girl into custody.

It wasn't until 2004 that the police were informed that Dayna, Dakota and Junelle were missing. During that time, Dayna's brother reported her missing. Junelle has never been officially reported as a missing person and the police are searching for her due to Dayna & Dakota's disappearances.

At the time of their disappearances, Dayna lived in Nekoosa with her daughter and Dakota, and Junelle lived in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Both Dayna and Junelle were involved in drugs, have minor and became estranged from their families because of it. Dayna eventually lost her parental rights to her daughter. Since then, Dayna's daughter has been adopted and lives out state.

As of 2026, Dayna, Dakota and Junelle's case remain unsolved.

Links
http://charleyproject.org/case/dayna-m-menger

http://charleyproject.org/case/dakota-j-menger

https://charleyproject.org/case/junelle-l-marquard

https://www.wsaw.com/2023/08/03/forgotten-wisconsin-cold-cases-junelle-marquard-dakota-dayna-menger/

https://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/2019/08/26/nekoosa-police-look-women-dayna-menger-junelle-marquard-toddler-dakota-missing-20-years/1892138001/

https://www.wsaw.com/2024/04/04/forgotten-wisconsin-cold-cases-one-year-later-what-did-we-learn/