Stanley Bruce Vodden, 67, was last seen March 1, 2018, while driving from Destin, Florida, to his home in Mendota, Illinois. His route included a stop in Grenada, Mississippi, but he never arrived in Illinois and was reported missing on March 15. He is a white male, 5 feet 9 inches, about 230 pounds, with brown hair, green eyes, eyeglasses and scars on both knees from replacement surgeries.

On March 20 his silver 2017 Kia with Florida plate M070KN was found abandoned on a rural road in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, near the back floodwaters of the Mississippi River. Heavy rainfall had caused severe flooding in the area, and the vehicle’s proximity to the swollen river prompted a multi-agency search by the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department, Search and Rescue teams and the Coast Guard.

Those searches turned up no trace of Vodden or other clues about what happened after the car was located. The disappearance remains unresolved and has left his family with unanswered questions. If anyone saw Vodden, his car, or unusual activity in the Ripley or Lauderdale County area in early March 2018, please share what was observed.