51 year old Apolino Contreras was found wandering the streets of Camarillo, California on August 2, 1997. He knew his name and said he had five brothers, but he was unable to provide any other information about himself.

He was placed in a nursing home, the Fountain Gardens in the 2200 block of south Santa Ana Boulevard in southeast Los Angeles while officials tried to confirm his identity. Apolino was last seen by the nursing staff at the facility where he resided. He disappeared at approximately 2:15 p.m. on March 9, 1998, seven months after he was found in Caramillo. At the time of his disappearance, his identity was still unconfirmed.

The few details about this disappearance are gleaned from the Charley Project and the LAPD/State of California missing person posting online.

Apolino has the mental comprehension of a 2 year old but is otherwise healthy. The LAPD notes he may be a patient in a hospital or another nursing home. If you have any information, please contact the Los Angeles Police Department at 213-485-5381.

Links:

https://www.lapdonline.org/missing-person/contreras-apolino/

https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/apolino-contreras

https://charleyproject.org/case/apolino-contreras