Richard Dewain Hess, 25, disappeared after a house explosion and fire in Barnett, Missouri, on December 5, 2010. He had brown hair and brown eyes and scars on both elbows and his right knee. Richard had been left alone at his cousin’s residence for a time before a sudden, violent explosion destroyed the home and ignited an intense blaze that prevented rescuers from entering.

Family members, including Richard’s father, and another witness tried to reach him through a window but were driven back by heat and smoke. After the fire was extinguished, investigators and a cadaver dog searched the charred scene but found no trace of Richard. With no physical evidence placing him in the remains and no contact from him since that day, he was declared a missing person and the circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear.

Did anyone in Barnett or the surrounding area see Richard before December 5, 2010, or have information about his movements that day?