Brock Adam Holmes, 23, disappeared from Sultan, Washington, on the night of October 7, 2009. He had moved back in with his mother and teenage sister five months earlier, was working at a local Chevron, and had been described by his mother as happy and looking forward to getting his driver’s license. On his last night he socialized with friends at Bubba’s Roadhouse Bar & Grill and the Dutch Cup Restaurant, then went to a friend’s home on Florence Acres Road.

Accounts differ about how Brock left the Florence Acres residence; some say he began a three-to-four-mile walk home on Old Owen Road carrying a pool cue, while others say a ride had been arranged but may not have happened. His cell phone’s last recorded use was at 6:30 p.m., and friends at the house reported seeing him around midnight. He never arrived home, missed his shift the next day, and has not been seen since.

Searches, including of a property on Old Owen Road following tips, turned up no trace of Brock or his belongings (cell phone, iPod, pool stick). The family has expressed deep loss and doubts about his fate, and the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate and ask the public for information. Does anyone who was in Sultan or driving Old Owen Road that night remember seeing Brock or his pool cue?