Willie Darnell Kornegay was 24 when he disappeared while visiting relatives in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the summer of 1980. He was last seen in June at a residence listed as 116 N. East Street. Kornegay was described as a Black male, about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 to 170 pounds, with black hair in a short afro, brown eyes and a burn scar on his left arm.

No report was filed until March 4, 2013, and the delayed reporting has complicated the inquiry. The Raleigh Police Department’s Cold Case Unit is now handling the investigation and Kornegay’s mother submitted a DNA sample for entry into national databases. Very few details are known about what he was wearing, whether he had a vehicle, or his state of mind when he went missing.

If anyone lived near 116 N. East Street in Raleigh in 1980 or remembers seeing Willie that June, please contact the Raleigh Police Department with any information.