Stephen Pearson, 53, vanished from Grand Bay, Alabama after reporting two worrying incidents in late December 2000. On December 26 a misdelivered package containing ten pounds of marijuana was left on a neighbor’s porch after Pearson helped a postal carrier; the neighbors later sold much of the contents and Pearson notified the post office. He told his daughter he feared for his safety. The next day, December 27, Pearson called police to report a burglary at his home and then disappeared before an officer could take his statement.

A few days later his car was found abandoned in woods near Henderson Camp Road. Investigators reported the vehicle had been wiped clean, with no fingerprints of Pearson inside. Authorities have long suspected foul play and the neighbors who received the package have been treated as persons of interest, but no charges were filed. The family has pushed to keep the case public and age-progressed images have been produced.

Did anyone in Grand Bay at the time encounter Pearson in the days after December 27, 2000, or have information about the neighbors who received the package?