There is a renewed effort to find answers in the case of a Mankato man who vanished 13 years ago and was later found dead.

The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office and the Mankato Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a press conference on Tuesday regarding the disappearance and death of Matt Thomas Albrecht.

“Our goal is and has always been to find the truth and provide answers to Matt Albrecht’s family and friends,” Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office Captain Paul Barta said.

Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate Albrecht’s death, which they say happened under suspicious circumstances.

Thirteen years ago, on April 16, 2010, Albrecht — who was 26 at the time — was working on a vehicle with his father when he walked away, toward Third Avenue and Chestnut Street in Mankato.

The Mankato DPS began looking into Albrecht’s disappearance on April 18, 2010. Partial remains were discovered in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood of Mankato in December of the same year.

“There were circumstances surrounding the disappearance that were concerning to us. Matt had typically maintained contact with family and, in this case, he did not, there were people who were concerned for his safety,” Barta said.

Since then, investigators say they’ve filled two large binders with clues but none have led to a break in the case.

Now, investigators are trying something different. The case is being profiled by Crime Stoppers as one of its featured cases, hoping that could bring the big clue that cracks the case and brings answers to Albrecht’s family and friends.

“He was the glue that held our family together, he’d do anything for anybody,” Melissa Albrecht, Matt’s sister, said.

“He was somebody everybody wanted to be around … that’s why none of this makes any sense,” she added.

Albrecht’s family members say the pain of his disappearance weighs on them daily.

“I miss him every day, it’s tough. … That was the last day I seen him, I haven’t seen him since … it’s really hard on the family,” his father, Ron Albrecht, said.

Investigators are asking anyone with factual information to contact the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office at 507-304-4863 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-222-8477.