Eric Joseph Humbert, 28, of New Albany, Indiana, was last seen January 15, 1992, after leaving home that morning to go to work. He played basketball with friends that day and later met a coworker, Jonathan Whitesides, who said Humbert dropped him off at a house he was house-sitting; Whitesides reported that was the last time Humbert was seen alive.
Eric’s Chevrolet Chevette turned up in Louisville, Kentucky, in February 1992. In April, police linked the car to his disappearance and found blood, brain tissue and bullet fragments under the hood, evidence pointing to foul play. Whitesides eventually admitted Humbert was dead and said he killed him in self-defense during a struggle over an alleged affair, but forensic findings indicated Humbert had been shot in the back of the head, a detail that contradicted Whitesides’ account.
Whitesides was charged and convicted of Humbert’s murder in 1993, though Eric’s body has never been found despite extensive searches, including along the Ohio River where Whitesides said he disposed of the remains. Did anyone in the New Albany or Louisville area know Eric’s routine or see him on January 15, 1992?