An Idaho state database of missing juveniles currently features the profiles of more than 40 individuals. One of those listed on the website is a 17-year-old, southeast Idaho native.
In all my years of reporting on missing persons in the western United States, I've never seen such an outpouring of state support for a single individual. This story should not, and will not, go away.
On February 23, 1997, near the Lincoln and Gooding County border, two-year-old Ruben Felix disappeared. Over 25 years later and there are still no better answers for the family.