Robert Leslie Huddleson, 66, was last seen at his West Plains, Missouri home on July 27, 2017, taking out his trash. His brother reported him missing on July 30 after Robert failed to attend their father’s 90th birthday and a family reunion—an absence described as out of character. His vehicle remained in the carport and his golf clubs were untouched inside the house, but his walking stick was missing, prompting investigators to consider that he may have set out on one of his regular walks.

Huddleson was a regular walker who favored trails in the Mark Twain National Forest across the highway from his home and typically walked four to six miles daily. Extensive searches of the forest turned up no sign of him. The Howell County Sheriff’s Office keeps the case open; theories include becoming lost or injured in the wilderness or encountering foul play, but no evidence has resolved what happened.

Does anyone who spent time on those trails in July 2017 remember seeing Robert or anything unusual near his home?