Robert Gene Weems, called Gene, was 29 when he vanished from Julian Street in Florence, Alabama. He was last seen on the evening of June 5, 1997, walking away from home in dark blue pants, a light-colored shirt, and black walking shoes. He stood 6 feet 4 inches and weighed about 212 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

He left behind his identification, money, eyeglasses and, critically, the medication he needed for bipolar disorder. A possible but unconfirmed sighting two days later described someone matching his description walking on Cox Creek Parkway between Old Jackson Road and Wood Avenue. Friends and family note he had attended a Christian boarding school in North Carolina and at one time had a strong interest in religion.

His case is listed as endangered missing and remains without definitive answers. Did anyone in the Florence area see Robert around June 5–7, 1997, or have information about where he might have gone?