Daniel Murry Dutton, 28, a Long Beach, Mississippi cab driver, was last seen the night of July 8, 2000. He lived with his parents and left their home after telling them he would be gone for a few days; his father last saw him around 11:00 p.m. Dutton’s final known fare was to an address in Gulfport while he worked for Yellow Cab of Biloxi.

On July 13 his taxi was found abandoned in a Days Inn parking lot in Lake City, Florida, about 400 miles from Long Beach. The vehicle contained his eyeglasses, checkbook and receipts, plus half a roll of duct tape and a bent golf club in the trunk. A July 9 receipt suggests he likely rented a room at an EconoLodge in Gainesville, though it is unclear whether he was alone. No signs of struggle or blood were reported and no fingerprints were recovered.

Dutton had been under financial strain before he disappeared: his checking account was overdrawn, credit cards were maxed to about $10,000, and a .22 caliber gun purchased by his father vanished with him. He has not accessed accounts or communicated since. Any readers who knew Daniel or have information about his movements in July 2000 are asked to come forward.