Donald Raye Atkins II, known to family as Donnie, was last seen the late morning of September 2, 2018, leaving his brother’s home in the 2400 block of Jonesboro Road in West Monroe, Louisiana. He was 35, described as biracial with black hair, hazel eyes, about 6 feet tall and 220 pounds, with distinctive tattoos including two bulldogs fighting on his left chest, praying hands on his right shoulder, and a circular dark birthmark on his right cheek. He left dressed in nice clothing but without his truck, wallet, keys, or phone.

Investigators found his truck and wallet, with cash still inside, at a business in nearby Bawcomville. Tips later led police to a property on May Road where cadaver dogs indicated possible human remains during a January 2019 search, but rising floodwaters halted work; a resumed search in August 2019 turned up no remains and investigators were told any remains might have been moved. In July 2020 five people were arrested and charged in connection with Donnie’s disappearance and presumed murder; those suspects were later released when evidence proved insufficient and no prosecution followed. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office continues to treat the case as an unresolved homicide investigation.

If anyone knew Donnie, his movements that day, or has information about the May Road property, please contact the Sheriff’s Office.