Deandre Nativoni Brown, 22, was last seen the late morning of July 29, 2005, in Jasper, Alabama. Reports vary about his plans that day: one account says he intended to walk to a nearby store from home, another places him on Birmingham Drive at about 11:00 a.m. heading to visit a friend in Carbon Hill. He was driving his sister’s 1991 Honda Prelude at the time.

Two days later the Prelude was found near the Rickwood Field area in Birmingham, completely destroyed by fire; Deandre was not at the scene. Witnesses in the Carbon Hill neighborhood reported hearing gunshots the day he vanished, and a search there turned up some of his clothing with his blood on it. These developments prompted investigators to treat the disappearance as suspicious.

The Jasper Police Department continues to investigate and the family has long sought answers; at one point Governor Bob Riley offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Does anyone who knew Deandre, his movements that day, or who lived near Birmingham Drive or Carbon Hill in July 2005 have information to share?