William Dale Inklebarger, known as Will, was 40 when he disappeared from Knoxville, Tennessee after a final contact with his father on December 27, 2017. His father had paid for him to stay a full month at the Inn of Knoxville and kept his phone service active so Will would have stability and a way to stay connected. Calls and messages went unanswered after that last meeting, which the father said was unusual because Will normally kept in touch.

Between January 5 and January 13, 2018 the father checked the motel room three times; each visit found the room exactly as it had been on December 27, appearing untouched. The Knoxville Police Department opened an investigation and family members provided DNA samples to assist identification. Will is a Caucasian man, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall, about 160 to 165 pounds, with hazel eyes and very short or bald black hair, usually wearing a mustache and goatee. Distinctive tattoos include an eagle with a man’s face and a skull on his right bicep, a sunburst on his left bicep, a cross on his left forearm, and he has a scar on his right hand.

Does anyone who knew Will or saw him in Knoxville in late December 2017 have information to share?