Paul J. Knight Jr., 37, disappeared from an assisted living home in Welling, Oklahoma, on the evening of July 12, 2017. He is developmentally disabled and left without his medications or personal belongings. He was last seen about 7 p.m., and a later witness placed him walking along Highway 62 east of Tahlequah at roughly 7:45 the next morning.

Paul was described as between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet tall, 280 to 290 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing denim overalls, a dark-colored t-shirt, and a tan baseball cap and did not have a cell phone. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office took a missing person report and entered his information into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; despite searches and family efforts, there have been no significant leads.

Investigators have said there was no apparent motive for harm and no clear reason for him to leave, though it was believed he may have been unhappy at the facility. His family continues to seek answers; anyone who knew Paul or who has information about his movements in July 2017 is asked to come forward.