Jessie Eugene Bowman was last seen in Detroit on February 7, 1988. He was 44 at the time, a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 11 inches and 150 pounds. He sometimes wore a mustache, had a scar on his abdomen, and used the nicknames Eddie and the alias Phillip Bristol.

Very little is known about his movements that day; the disappearance is described as sudden and unexplained. An official missing persons report was not filed until March 17, 2018, and the case was entered into NamUs on March 19, 2018. The Michigan State Police Metro South Post is the primary investigative authority and the case remains open.

The long delay before the report was filed and the scarcity of details are major obstacles to progress. If anyone in Detroit in 1988 remembers Jessie Bowman, his whereabouts, or the name Phillip Bristol, please share what you know with the Michigan State Police Metro South Post.