Dowell Phillips, a 57-year-old pastor from Helenwood, Tennessee, was last seen at his Detour Road home on the afternoon of December 5, 2012. His wife, Melissa, saw him around 2 p.m. before leaving with her mother; she returned about ninety minutes later to find the back door ajar and Dowell gone. He had been taking medications that could affect his mental state and family members said he sometimes wandered the neighborhood. They also reported recent comments he made about living in the woods.

Searches began immediately and involved family, church members, Scott County deputies, the Scott County Rescue Squad, Sheriff Mike Cross, and a canine team from the Morgan County Regional Correctional Facility, but nothing was found. Investigators noted an unidentified van in the Phillips driveway that day and that a nearby worker gave inconsistent accounts of seeing Dowell that afternoon. No substantive leads emerged and the case went cold.

Does anyone in the Helenwood area remember seeing Dowell or the van on December 5, 2012?