Ryan met a friend at Highlands Park near Southmore Street and Richey Street at 4:00 p.m. on the afternoon of June 14, 2007.
They played basketball and hung out for about twenty minutes. Ryan walked away from the court to take a phone call and never returned. He has never been heard from again.
Ryan was just 17 years old, and a student at Pasadena High School.
At the time of his disappearance, his girlfriend was pregnant and due to give birth in three months. Many felt he may have walked away due to the stressors in his life, but Ryan has no history of running away or doing anything like this before.
Foul play is now suspected, but it is said authorities are no longer investigating due to lack of leads.
Ryan was wearing a white shirt with the word "Jordan" written on it vertically multiple times, blue jeans or red, white and blue plaid shorts, and white Jordan sneakers.
He is described as a Hispanic male, standing 5'7" tall and weighing around 160 pounds when he was last seen in June 2007. He was 17 years old and would today be 34.
Anyone with any information on Ryan Esparza is asked to contact the Pasadena Police Department at 713-477-1221.
