SAN JUAN -- Investigators in Curacao are asking the public for help solving the disappearance of an American diplomat whose bloodied clothes were found last month on one of the Caribbean island's beaches.

A police-produced video broadcast over the weekend asked islanders to plug gaps in the last known movements of U.S. Vice Consul James Hogan, who vanished Sept. 24 after leaving home for one of his regular midnight walks. The 10-minute video also includes a request for information about the 49-year-old official's social life on the Dutch island.

``We want to know just what he does when he leaves the home,'' police spokesman Reggie Huggins said Monday. ``We need to know if he has other friends maybe his family doesn't know about. We just want to know where he hangs out and what his social life is.''

A trail of Hogan's blood was found on rocks leading to the water at Baya Beach, where his clothes were folded neatly in a pile, Huggins said. An expensive kitchen knife and Hogan's cell phone were found in the water just off the beach, popular for its water sports and its nightlife.

The broadcast included numbers for an anonymous hot line that Huggins said has generated some tips.

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