Timur Mardeyev, 27 and originally from Kazakhstan, disappeared from Grove, Oklahoma after leaving home on the evening of November 29, 2011, en route to Tulsa. Witnesses said he seemed agitated and withdrawn that day. He drove a dark blue 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe; its GPS shows an unusual route that night, including an hour at River Spirit Casino in Tulsa before the vehicle was left at a Batman Convenience Store on North Mingo Road.

The SUV was towed from the lot on December 9. It was unlocked with the keys in the ignition and contained Timur’s GPS, an open bottle of whiskey, and an unopened soda. The driver’s seat was set for someone much shorter than Timur, who stood over six feet tall. Family members say he had been carrying between $3,000 and $5,000 in cash plus his wallet and passport; the passport was later flagged but there is no indication he left the country. He had been communicating with a woman online under the name Ratmir Maruna; authorities interviewed her and do not consider her a suspect.

The circumstances of his last hours and the state of the abandoned car remain unexplained, and there has been no resolution. Did anyone see Timur, his Hyundai, or his route to Tulsa on November 29, 2011?