Kareem Jamaal Ward, known as Reem, was 22 when he disappeared from Horry County, South Carolina, on the morning of June 17, 2007. He spent time at home that morning with his dog and a cousin, showered, changed and left about 10:00 a.m., telling family to call his cell if the dog got loose. He missed a planned family dinner and a doctor’s appointment the next day.

That afternoon police found his white 2003 Mitsubishi Gallant submerged at the Little Pee Dee River’s Gunter’s Island boat landing. The keys were in the ignition and his cell phone was in the trunk; the phone’s battery and SIM card were recovered separately inside the car. A new stereo and sound system he had installed the day before were missing. Extensive searches with dive teams, helicopters and cadaver dogs turned up no sign of Kareem.

Family report he had recently received a large sum of cash from a land sale and a loan and had told friends about it; investigators considered a robbery as one possible explanation. The family believes foul play occurred and that he is deceased. Does anyone who knew Kareem or who was in the Little Pee Dee River area that day have information that could help this investigation?