AUSTIN, Texas — Paresh Patel was a successful nightclub owner who disappeared while carrying thousands of dollars in cash in September 2000. The next day, investigators found his SUV with its windows down and keys still in the ignition, but there was no sign of the 36-year-old businessman.
More than 26 years later, his disappearance remains a mystery.
Patel, who owned several popular nightclubs in downtown Austin, was last seen Sept. 25, 2000…