Jared Michael McColloch, 33, left Marion, Louisiana, on the evening of November 4, 2023, driving a white 2020 GMC Sierra pickup with his two dogs to visit family in Salem, Illinois. He was recorded at a Huck’s in Salem in the early hours of November 5, and later stopped at gas stations in Central City and Carmi, Illinois. Reports say his driving became erratic that morning, including a U-turn that took him away from his intended route. The last direct contact was a text his mother received that morning reading Where is that?.

On November 6 his truck was found abandoned on a gravel road near the Wabash River in Vincennes, Indiana, close to the Illinois border. The vehicle had run out of gas and had a dead battery; both doors were open. His two dogs remained inside. Many tools and personal items were left in the truck, while his cell phone, a flashlight, and a vape were reportedly missing. Cell pings show his phone last connected near Mount Carmel, Illinois, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Indiana is investigating. An unconfirmed sighting placed him in St. Francisville, Illinois, on the day he disappeared.

What did anyone in the Salem–Mount Carmel–Vincennes area see that morning that might explain Jared’s sudden disappearance?