Michael Wayne Grimes, 30, was last seen January 18, 1999, at Ken’s Wrecking Yard in Nacogdoches, Texas, after leaving his mother’s home with Rodney Wayne Cearley. His failure to return prompted a missing person investigation that was later treated as a homicide.

At trial Cearley admitted he killed Grimes during an altercation. He said both men were intoxicated and had been using rat poison to get high when a fight resulted in Grimes being fatally stabbed. Cearley said he buried Grimes in a wooded area, but Grimes’ body has never been recovered. Cearley was convicted of murder in 2007 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Grimes had reconstructive plates and screws on the right side of his face from a prior injury and several tattoos on his arms, chest, and abdomen. Despite searches, no remains have been found and the family continues to seek closure.

If anyone has information about Michael’s whereabouts or the location of his remains, please come forward.