Robert Thomas Hiney, 50, vanished from Fayetteville, North Carolina, in winter 2003. The last confirmed sighting was December 14, 2003, when he was seen standing on the steps of the local courthouse, though the official last contact date is listed as December 1, 2003. Reports note a discrepancy in the timeline and few details about his movements that month.

He is described as a white male, five feet eight inches, about 160 pounds, with salt and pepper brown hair, blue eyes, a five-inch Jiminy Cricket tattoo on his left arm, and a false front tooth. At the time he often wore Catholic jewelry, blue jeans, sandals, and a plaid hat. He lived with schizophrenia and was not taking his medication when he disappeared; he also had a history of alcoholism but was reportedly sober in 2003.

The case was entered into NamUs in January 2010 and age-progressed images have been circulated. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office lists the investigation as open. If anyone knew Robert’s routines, places he might have visited, or saw him after December 2003, please share what you know.