Brian Wehrle, 39, left the Atlanta home he shared with his partner to handle estate matters at his parents’ house in Carrollton, Georgia, in late summer 2009. Flooding made the drive unusually slow. On the night of September 23 he spoke with his niece and his partner; a neighbor saw him in his garage about 2:00 a.m. By 8:30 a.m. the next morning both Brian and his light blue 1992 Buick LeSabre were gone. He missed a 9:00 a.m. probate appointment and never made contact again.

Most of his personal effects remained at his parents’ home, including his cell phone, medication for a heart condition and rheumatoid arthritis, clothing, and toiletries. The car and Brian were the only significant missing items. In December 2009 the Buick was recovered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, over two hours away; the key was in the ignition, some personal items were inside, and the Georgia plate had been replaced with a stolen Tennessee plate. A witness placed a man parking the car around the last week of October.

Law enforcement suspected foul play early, and searches including aerial sweeps and cadaver dogs — which alerted near a boathouse on his parents’ property — have not produced Brian. No definitive evidence has emerged from processing the recovered vehicle. Does anyone have information about Brian, his route between Carrollton and Chattanooga that fall, or sightings of his Buick in October–December 2009?