The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston division is extending a $10,000 olive branch in the hopes of finding Miguel Oliveras, or at least what remains of him. The Boston native, linked to the last memories of a night out at Portland, Maine's Platinum Plus Club nearly two decades ago, has been lost to the ether since September 2, 2006. According to a midnight-hour post by FBI Boston on X, the sum awaits anyone with clues leading to the discovery of Oliveras or his earthly traces.
#BREAKING: #FBI Boston is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the location of Miguel Oliveras or his remains. Oliveras, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, was last seen on 9/2/06 at the Platinum Plus Club in Portland, Maine. https://t.co/e6jNcaNiMV pic.twitter.com/NoBNg9GPek
— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) March 25, 2025
The reward comes in tandem with an official announcement scaffolding the bare facts: Oliveras was last seen in the early morning hours sporting a white T-shirt layered over a grey, long-sleeve camouflage pattern shirt, donning green cargo shorts and white sneakers when he vanished into thin air 19 years ago. This dawn raid into the public’s consciousness is a concerted effort by the FBI to shake loose fresh leads. To hastily come forward with information, folks are prompted to call Portland police or the FBI directly, or virtually drop clues at tips.fbi.gov.
The definition of a long-suffering mother, Myrna Oliveras hasn’t let a day slip without the shadow of her missing son clouding her thoughts. “More frustration, more anger, it has been a long time. I just want to find him and bring him home. I need people to come forward,” she expressed her pent-up emotions in a statement obtained by NBC Boston. This current lead-anvil of frustration, laid out in black and white, evokes the long years of inquiries, of hope torching every false trail, underlining the dire need for resolution.
It’s not just Myrna Oliveras haunted by the unresolved melody of Miguel’s disappearance, the local law enforcement is tuned in as well. Portland's top cop, police Chief Mark Dubois, laid out plainly that this case "has been a priority for us," as reported by NBC Boston. This statement, paired with that of Jodi Cohen, the FBI's top agent in Boston, seeks to knowingly keep the public eye on the lookout for any morsel of truth. Cohen cited the $10,000 reward is meant "to incentivize anyone with information about Miguel’s whereabouts to come forward so we can find him and provide his family with some much-needed closure."
Miguel Oliveras, who was 24 years old at the time of his disappearance, stands out with tattoos adorning his neck, shoulder, back, and hand. For those with knowledge, the stage is set, the spotlight is on, and the anticipation for the curtain to rise on any information is palpable.
