Pasco County detectives say foul play may be involved in the disappearance of a Homosassa man. Now, the family is asking the public to help.

"Everybody has a father," said Dan Shuler. "I beg please, I want to spend Fathers Day with my dad."



The heart wrenching plea to bring home Billy Shuler was made this morning, outside of the 69-year-old's home on Hemlock Court. Shuler's wife Esther was in tears as her youngest son held her up.



Esther told investigators her husband, a coin collector, was planning to meet up with acquaintance Toney Maresca Wednesday morning. Maresca is also a coin collector and investigators believe they were planning to make some sort of transaction. Esther says Shuler left their home at around 11 a.m. and she hasn't seen him since.



Just a few months shy of their 51st wedding anniversary, Esther was inconsolable outside the home as investigators revealed Friday they suspect foul play.



Their main clue is Shuler's pick-up truck. Investigators said it was found abandoned in a Holiday parking lot. Inside it, they said evidence leading them to believe something horrible may have happened to Shuler.

"He wouldn't hurt anybody," Esther Shuler said. "He'd give the clothes off his back to somebody. They didn't have to kill him or do anything they've done to him. All they had to do was ask."

Investigators are now trying to track down Maresca, who they said is now missing too.

While they won't say what the 51-year-old's role might be in Shuler's disappearance, they said his behavior is suspicious and want to see what he may know. He was last seen in Tarpon Springs.

Meanwhile, Shuler's family has asked the public to come forward and help them bring their beloved husband and father home.

"Dad is the kindest and most generous person I know," Dan Shuler said. "And I beg and plead if anyone out there has any information about my dad's whereabouts, contact the Pasco Sheriff's Office immediately."

Anyone with information about either man is asked to call Tampa Bay Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS. You can also leave a tip at PascoSheriff.us.