Eugene Bryce Morris, known as Gene, was 73 when he vanished from Hampton, Virginia, on May 27, 1987. A World War II Navy veteran and retired Newport News school system maintenance worker, he was last seen after leaving to meet someone who had told him their car had broken down. He was described as 5 feet 7 inches, about 165 pounds, with brown hair.

Eugene had married Deborah Lynn Morris on April 1, 1987; within weeks she obtained signature authority over his benefit account, became beneficiary on a group insurance policy, and later gained power of attorney. Prosecutors and investigators came to believe the relationship was financially motivated. Deborah’s brother Michael Russell reportedly bought three handguns the day Eugene disappeared. Eugene’s body has not been found.

Federal charges that arose years later were fraud-related; court reporting says prosecutors concluded Eugene was murdered, though no remains have been located. Does anyone have information about Eugene’s last known movements or the Buckroe area in May 1987?