Waymon Eugene Stewart, known as Gene, was last seen at about 7:00 p.m. on February 4, 2004, at his home on Old Smith Road in Gainesville, Georgia. He was 48 and lived alone; his phone service had been disconnected. Family last saw him earlier that day when his daughter visited and found him drinking and the house in disarray. She and others say he had recently sought treatment for alcoholism and had reconnected with an adult son he had just learned about.

Two days after his last sighting a relative returned to the house and found it clean, Stewart gone, and several belongings missing, including a new television, a VCR, and a boat motor. His clothes were packed in boxes outside, yet dentures and reading glasses he was never without remained inside. He was awaiting a court appearance on a November battery charge and, because of prior convictions, was not permitted to drive. A search of nearby woods produced no leads and the case remains open.

Did anyone in Gainesville see Stewart around February 4 who hasn’t yet spoken to investigators?