Eddie James Johnson was 43 when he was last seen on December 27, 2012, leaving his home in Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri. He said he intended to walk to a local liquor store and then visit a friend but never arrived at the friend’s residence and did not return. At last sighting he wore a green coat, jeans, a hat, a black and white scarf and a black medium-length wig. Eddie is a Black male, between 5 feet 1 inch and 5 feet 5 inches, weighing 125 to 150 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, a scar on his left forearm and a dark spot on the lower part of his left cheek. He often dressed as a female.

Two days after he disappeared his mother reported him missing to the St. Louis County Police Department. The family later received phone calls from Eddie’s own cell number; the callers claimed Eddie had been injured. The case was classified as an endangered missing person and is handled by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. There are no definitive answers about what happened after he left home that day.

If anyone knew Eddie, his habits, or his recent contacts in Jennings in December 2012, please share information that might help the investigation.