Silas Sessions Jr., 55, disappeared from Charleston, South Carolina after a sequence of events on Friday, July 9, 1999. Living with his mother on Wolf Street, Silas had mental health challenges, relied heavily on alcohol, and took medication three times a day to prevent seizures. He was last seen wearing a plaid shirt, khaki pants, and a blue cap; described as 5 feet 11 inches and about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

That morning he walked to a nearby gas station for cigarettes, then fell on the pavement and was taken to Charleston Memorial Hospital on Calhoun Street, possibly for dehydration or intoxication. After treatment he was discharged; a taxi driver refused him a ride following an argument, and a police officer’s offered ride was declined. Silas then walked away and was not seen again. Authorities do not suspect foul play; with no evidence of his fate, he is presumed deceased but remains missing.

Did anyone in Charleston remember seeing Silas after that hospital discharge or have information about his movements that day?