Left and Center: Mills, circa 1990;
Right: Age-progression at age 21 (circa 1997)
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: September 21, 1990 from Maryland Heights, Missouri Classification: Endangered Runaway Date Of Birth: October 17, 1976 Age: 13 years old Height and Weight: 5'5, 108 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Mills has a four-inch scar on his breastbone and a one-inch scar on the left side of his chest. He has gaps between his teeth. Mills may use the aliases Steve Johnson, Stephen Johnson, and/or Randy Smith.
Details of Disappearance
St. Louis County, Missouri officals believed Mills was a runaway when he was located in August 1990. Mills was placed with Youth Emergency Services in a Maryland Heights, Missouri residential facility while authorities attempted to verify his identity. Mills left the facility on September 21, 1990. He has never been heard from again. All the information he provided authorities about himself turned out to be false; Mills has never been identified.During this time in the Maryland Heights area there was a serial killer preying on young male prostitutes; Mills fits the profile of his victims. Two as-of-yet unidentified victims of the serial killer fit Mills's general description, but neither can be either identified or ruled out as being him since Mills himself was never identified. His case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Maryland Heights Police Department
314-298-8700
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Child Protection Education Of America
The Doe Network