Brian Keith Smith, who also spelled his name Bryan, was last seen around midnight on Sunday, May 1, 1994, on Front Street in Wilmington between the Ice House Bar and the Micky Ratz Nightclub. His body was discovered the following week, on Sunday, May 8, 1994, in Towncreek in Brunswick County, about eight miles from the Towncreek bridge on Highway 17.

Investigators asked for special attention from observers in England because the icebreaker HMS Endurance was in port at the time and some of its sailors may have seen or heard something relevant. A $6,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 253-2777 or the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at (800) 334-3000. If you knew Brian or have information about that night, please come forward.