Bill Dwayne Shipley, 47, was last seen on July 19, 2011, in the Norman, Oklahoma, area preparing for a multi-state work trip as a contract painter. His family reported him missing after almost a month without contact and, when they checked his Goldsby home in mid-August, found the front door unlocked, the house in disarray and spoiled food in a powerless refrigerator. His packed suitcase and work clothes remained, but both vehicles — a red 1988 Jeep and a red 2002 Chevrolet S-10 pickup — were missing.

Surveillance from the day he vanished showed Shipley at a Sonic near Riverwind Casino with an unidentified passenger in his truck. In the weeks after his disappearance, someone was seen on video using Shipley’s credit card at multiple locations in Norman and Oklahoma City; a composite released described a white male about 50 years old, 6 feet 2 inches and 250 pounds. Investigators later recovered the Jeep about a month after the disappearance, missing ladders and airless sprayers, and the Chevrolet pickup was found about a year later parked long-term at an apartment complex in south Oklahoma City.

Authorities have long suspected foul play and think more than one person may have been involved. Many questions remain about who was with Shipley the day he disappeared and who used his cards afterward. Anyone with information about Shipley, his vehicles, or the person shown in the composite is asked to come forward.