Timmy Gene Thompson, 36, was last seen August 3, 2002, at his home in Phelan, California. He planned a three-day camping trip in the Salton Sea area and intended to follow the Colorado Aqueduct to a houseboat he owned near the Colorado River by Park Moabi, southeast of Needles, but he never arrived and has not been heard from since.

Six weeks later, on September 23, 2002, Thompson’s light golden-brown 1986 Buick Skylark was found disabled and abandoned in the desert four miles off Highway 177. A nearby campsite contained some of his belongings, including a can of beer, a knife, and a pack of cigarettes, yet repeated searches turned up no sign of him. Thompson was an experienced outdoorsman who normally stayed in contact with family; he had quit his job as a telecommunications foreman days before he disappeared.

There has been no activity on his phone, driver’s license, or Social Security number since August 2002, and the case remains unsolved. Does anyone who knew Timmy or saw his car or campsite that summer have information to share?