Johnny William Franklin, 53, was last seen in Tyler, Texas, on October 7, 2008. His vehicle turned up abandoned two weeks later behind Liberty Baptist Church on North Grand Avenue, but searches of the area and nearby woods turned up no trace of him and there were no immediate signs of foul play at the scene.

Family and investigators have noted Johnny’s prior habit of frequenting certain drug houses, and that led authorities to consider he may have been taken against his will. The case is classified as endangered missing and remains unsolved with little progress reported since his disappearance.

If anyone has information about where Johnny might be or saw him around October 2008 in Tyler, please contact the Tyler Police Department.