Officer Aaron Machtemes is with the Eagan Police Department.

"We never give up. Any small clue, any tip. At one point we were looking in Canada, we were pouring over maps in Canada to try and find some type of lead. So any little piece of information can help break these cases and lead us to an answer.”



Recently, the Eagan Police Department returned to the Grand Rapids area to hand out a new flyer from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It includes a new age progression picture of what Chris might look like today.

"Our investigator was up there handing out posters, talking with hunters in the area. Alerting them to the items that we are looking for"Machtemes said.



Chris had a 20 gauge Mossberg bolt action shotgun with him. And he was wearing a unique watch with a zebra pattern on the wristband.

"We want people's memories to be jogged” Machtemes added. “Think about that time period of 1990, or even now, to try and remember some of the items he had with him."



It's an opportunity the Kerze's are seizing to try and find their son. Loni’s heart still aches after 26 years.

"I want him to know that we still love him. And I'm still looking for him. I want to open the door and hear him say Mom, and I’ll say Chris, and just give him a big hug."



Jim says they are hoping for some magic to happen.

"We will know nothing about what happened to Christopher until, kind of, like the Wetterlings, magically we will know something and possibly everything.”

"You know you find a new normal and you go on,”Loni said. “And you've got grandkids that make you happy and everything. But one, in your heart you always have this sense of something is really, really missing."



The Soul Asylum "Runaway Train" music video ends with the plea, "If you've seen one these kids, or you are one of them, please call."

Chris Kerze's parents are waiting for another call, and looking forward to the day when they see him again.

Click here see the new MCMEC flyer on Chris Kerze.

The Soul Asylum "Runaway Train" music video debuted in May of 1993 and was directed by Tony Kaye.

The original video featured 13 missing children, including Christopher Kerze of Eagan. It received heavy airplay on MTV and VH1 during its duration.

Several versions of the video were made. Depending on what country the video was being broadcast, they would show children from that area who are missing. The band had an agreement with families that when/if a case was resolved they would change the video and use new faces.

There were three original versions of the video in the United States, totaling 36 missing children shown. According to Kaye, 26 missing children were found after being featured in the video.

Click here to watch the Soul Asylum "Runaway Train" video featuring Christopher Kerze and other missing children.