Timothy Jacob Davison, known as TJ, was four years old and living in Decatur, Illinois, with his paternal aunt and two brothers when he vanished in October 1985. His aunt drove the children to the Brettwood Village Shopping Center, left Timothy asleep in the backseat of her red 1981 Dodge Omni while she took the others into Kroger, and returned about 30 minutes later to find him gone. Law enforcement disputed the aunt’s statement that the car had been locked.

Searchers, canine teams and helicopters found no trace. A witness later reported seeing a man and woman with a boy resembling Timothy get into a black two-door Oldsmobile Cutlass with Indiana plates near the shopping center, but that lead produced nothing. Timothy was described as having a speech impediment, being a slow learner, missing his two upper front teeth, and not knowing his last name or address. Police classify the case as a non-family abduction and the investigation remains open.

If anyone remembers the Brettwood Village Shopping Center area in October 1985 or saw a red 1981 Dodge Omni or a black two-door Oldsmobile Cutlass with Indiana plates that day, please share what was seen.