Timothy Howard Smith, known as Otis, was 25 when he disappeared after calling his mother from Duncan, Oklahoma on April 15, 1985. In that frantic call he said someone was after him and that he needed money for a bus ticket to return to Tennessee; his family never heard from him again. A white 1965 Ford Galaxy he’d been driving was seen in Duncan with a changed license plate and later driven by a woman who said Timothy had bought the car but failed to finish payments. The vehicle was impounded on March 24, 1985, and wasn’t thoroughly searched until months later after it had been sold for scrap.

Timothy’s missing-person report wasn’t filed until October 30, 1985. Investigators suspect foul play and treat the case as an unsolved homicide, with possible links to drug activity and the belief that he may have been killed in Duncan and his body hidden. The Duncan Police Department keeps the case open and follows up on leads.

If anyone knew Timothy, saw that Ford Galaxy in 1985, or has information about his time in Duncan, please share what is known.