Delwin Locklear, known to family as Little Dee, was 27 when he disappeared from his home in Maxton, North Carolina, in the summer of 2004. He was last seen on or around July 6 or 7 in a wooded area behind his residence near the 200 block of Nina Road in Robeson County. A proud member of the Lumbee tribe, he had a Lumbee tattoo on his upper right arm and several other distinctive marks including praying hands about three inches tall on the inside of his left wrist, a small strawberry birthmark at the back of his neck, scars across the inside of both wrists, and a pierced left ear where he wore a diamond stud.

Delwin was described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall and 185 to 190 pounds with blue eyes and dark brown hair beginning to gray.

Search-and-rescue teams used K-9 units and ATVs to comb the woods and terrain around his home in the days after he vanished but found no trace. His family has held vigils and included his case in remembrance tours; the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office issued a renewed appeal for information in 2019. His whereabouts remain unknown and the case is cold. If anyone saw Delwin in July 2004 or has information about his disappearance, please share what is known.