Jake Grant was 12 when he disappeared from Freeport, Grand Bahama, on May 9, 2003. He was last seen after telling his sister he’d be right back; at the time he wore a yellow polo shirt, black slippers, and Tommy Hilfiger shorts. An immediate search produced no significant leads.

Jake’s disappearance was the first in a string of abductions that terrified the island. Four other local boys—Mackinson Colas, Deangelo McKenzie, Junior Reme, and Desmond Rolle—vanished in the months that followed.

Investigations involved local police, the FBI, and Scotland Yard. Four boys were later charged with Jake’s manslaughter amid allegations he drowned and was buried by panicked playmates. In October, a man named Cordell Farrington confessed to killing four of the five boys and directed police to remains; Farrington was charged with multiple counts of murder. The community was left reeling and families, including Jake’s mother, continued to grieve and seek answers.

Did anyone on Grand Bahama at the time know Jake’s routine, the Winn-Dixie crew, or remember unusual activity around May 2003?