Raymond Clifford Thomas was last seen by his wife in the late morning of May 14, 2005, at their home in Jackson, Tennessee. He was 33 and had a history of being gone for several days, but this time he never returned. His white 2001 Chevrolet Silverado was found burned in a field in Mercer, Tennessee, twelve days after he disappeared, a discovery that prompted concern and suspicion.

Two anonymous callers later told investigators Thomas had been abducted from a local establishment, and authorities began treating the case as a possible homicide. In December 2005 Reggie Carnell James was charged with Thomas’s murder. During a January 2007 trial, witnesses testified James shot Thomas at his home between May 18 and May 26, then weighted the body with concrete blocks and submerged it in the Forked Deer River. Investigators also found a large amount of human blood soaked into carpet and pad at James’s home, but degradation prevented a definitive DNA match to Thomas. James was convicted of first-degree murder and evidence tampering and sentenced to life without parole. The body of Raymond Clifford Thomas has never been recovered.

Did anyone who knew Raymond in Jackson or Mercer remember his truck, his routines, or seeing him in May 2005?