Nicholas Harley Shinn was 18 when he was last seen on June 15, 2003, at the Wedgewood Apartments in Ripley, West Virginia. He was living with his older brother and sister-in-law in the complex behind the West Ripley Shopping Plaza and walked away from the apartment, leaving all of his personal belongings behind.

Shinn is a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 135 pounds, with sandy brown hair, blue eyes and an eyebrow piercing. When last seen he reportedly wore baggy jeans and a baseball cap. The region was experiencing a severe flood then; Mill Creek near the apartments was dangerously swollen, and rumors that he may have fallen or been pushed into the creek have circulated but have not been substantiated.

The investigation remains open and there has been little media coverage or new information released; the Ripley Police Department is the point of contact for anyone with information. Did anyone in the Ripley area see Nicholas around June 15, 2003, or know where he might have gone that day?