Lewis Richard Johnson, known as JJ, was 19 when he vanished from Virginia Beach in the winter of 1978. He was last seen on February 22 leaving a friend’s residence and getting into a small red compact car. At the time he was described as a White male, 5 feet 8 inches, 155–160 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes. He wore blue jeans with one leg cut out, a black jacket and a black shirt reading reefers.

Johnson had recently suffered a malicious assault that broke his leg, which explains the altered jeans. He was due in court the day after he was last seen but never appeared. He left without personal belongings, and the Virginia Beach Police Department was notified on February 23, 1978, opening an investigation that remains unresolved. Few details are available about what happened after he got into that car.

Anyone with memories of Lewis, or information about his movements in February 1978, is asked to come forward.