Police in N.S. release age progression sketch in 25-year-old cold case

Police in Nova Scotia have released a sketch of how they believe a man who went missing 25 years ago could now look.

Allan “Kenley” Matheson, who is originally from Cape Breton, was 20 years old and two weeks into his first semester at Acadia University when he disappeared in 1992.

“Not knowing what happened to my son has been devastating for our family and has made it extremely difficult to move forward,” said Matheson’s mother, Sarah MacDonald, in a news release on Thursday.

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "Not knowing what happened to my son has been devastating for our family and has made it extremely difficult to move forward," said Matheson's mother, Sarah MacDonald, in a news release on Thursday.

“I believe someone out there knows something that may help piece together what happened. I’m urging anyone who remembers anything, regardless of how insignificant it may seem, to please come forward.”

WATCH: The disappearance of Allan Kenley Matheson has been added to the Nova Scotia Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program. Rebecca Lau reports.

1:52 Thursday marks the 25th year since the disappearance of 20-year-old Allan “Kenley” Matheson

According to RCMP, Matheson had travelled to Corkum’s Island in Lunenburg County with some friends for the weekend and had returned to campus on Friday, Sept. 18, 1992. He was at a party on the Saturday and last seen by his sister on the Sunday at Crowell Tower at the university.

It was later reported a friend saw Matheson on Monday, Sept. 21 walking on Main Street in Wolfville.

Since then, no one has seen or heard from Matheson and there has been no activity on his bank account.

The RCMP say progression sketches are a reliable prediction of how someone has aged and it’s hoped releasing the picture will bring in fresh tips.

“This will hopefully trigger someone’s memory and help locate him, if nothing else, figure out what happened to him,” said Cpl. Jennifer Clarke.

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "This will hopefully trigger someone's memory and help locate him, if nothing else, figure out what happened to him," said Cpl. Jennifer Clarke.

Matheson’s disappearance was added to the Nova Scotia Department of Justice’s Reward for Major Unsolved Crimes program in 2012.