Richard Edward McCray was reported missing from Sumter County, South Carolina, on December 27, 1999. He was last seen about 4:00 p.m. walking into woods near the intersection of Highway 521 and Ellerbee Mill Road. Family members were especially concerned because he was taking medication and may have been disoriented when he disappeared.

At the time he vanished he was wearing a navy blue hooded coat. He is described as a Black male, five feet, nine inches tall, about 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has kept the file active and has periodically asked the public for tips, but no confirmed sightings or significant leads have emerged since that afternoon.

The circumstances remain unexplained and the family continues to seek answers. If anyone remembers seeing Richard near Highway 521 and Ellerbee Mill Road on December 27, 1999, or has other information, please come forward.