Jason John Guptill was 24 when he left his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 5, 2005, saying he was going to a nearby store and never returned. He is described as blond, hazel-eyed, 6 feet tall and about 150 pounds. On the day he disappeared he wore a blue long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and blue New Balance sneakers; he had tattoos on his left arm (a heart and a Wu-Tang Clan symbol) and scars on his right leg and chest.

Two days after he was last seen, the car he had been driving was found abandoned in Kings Mountain State Park in Blacksburg, South Carolina. The vehicle’s recovery in another state created a significant gap in the timeline between when he left home and where his car was located. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is handling the investigation, and there has been no communication from Jason since he vanished.

What information about Jason’s movements on January 5 might help close the gap between his departure from Charlotte and the discovery of his car in Kings Mountain State Park?