On September 18, 1984, 35-year-old Gary F. Lansaw of Terre Haute, Indiana, disappeared after traveling with associate Ronald L. Gilbert to the Paris, Illinois, area. The men were last seen returning to Terre Haute at about 7:00 p.m. that evening after a trip reportedly intended to collect a $2,800 debt from Jerome E. Board. Neither Lansaw nor Gilbert were seen or heard from again.

Investigators came to suspect foul play linked to a drug-related dispute centered on the Paris destination. In 2000, Jerome Board and his brother Herbert Board Jr. were charged; prosecutors alleged the brothers and another man, Dale Peterson, ambushed, shot, dismembered and burned the victims on the Board family property. Debra Board, Jerome’s ex-wife, testified for the prosecution. Peterson had died by suicide before the trial. The Boards were acquitted in December 2000, and no bodies or physical evidence have been recovered.

The case remains open and classified as endangered missing with suspected foul play. Does anyone have information about Lansaw, Gilbert or their movements around September 18, 1984?