Jeffery Lynn Combs was 41 when he vanished from his North Wilkesboro, North Carolina home on October 23, 2008. His mother returned from work to find food cooking on the stove, a set of Jeffery’s wet, tattered clothes left behind, and a handwritten note saying his scooter, two helmets, and cell phone had been stolen.

Jeffery had recently suffered a stroke that left his left arm paralyzed and limited use of his right hand. He had distinctive tattoos, including barbed wire around one arm and a large bulldog on his left arm from shoulder to elbow. In the weeks before he disappeared he had befriended a man and a woman camping near the Reddies River; his mother had asked them to leave her property after a disagreement. Those campers told police they saw Jeffery get into a car with two unidentified women.

A few days after he was reported missing, Jeffery’s scooter was found near the Reddies River close to Suncrest Orchard Road; it was missing parts and one of the two helmets was recovered nearby. Police describe the disappearance as suspicious but no suspects have been named and the case has gone cold. Did anyone in the area in October 2008 see Jeffery, his scooter, or a car with two women near the Reddies River?