Joel Wesley Grace, 57, disappeared from his home at Shady Oaks Trailer Park on Pitkin Road in Leesville, Louisiana, in late November 2009. Family accounts differ on the last confirmed sighting — some place him in the area on November 18, 2009, while another report says he was last seen at home on November 25, 2009. He had been recently laid off from Fort Polk and lacked a vehicle, so he commonly walked or rode with friends.

Grace left behind his wallet, jacket, and shoes, which family members cite as a sign he hadn’t planned to be gone long. He was known as Black to some, enjoyed spending time with nieces and nephews, and was described as 5 feet 10 inches, about 150 pounds, with graying black hair, brown eyes and a distinctive mustache that was mostly white on the right side and black on the left. The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office received the missing-person report in December 2009 and the investigation remains open.

Did anyone in Leesville know where Joel worked, spent time, or who might have given him a ride in late November 2009?