Kent Jacobs, 42, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, went missing on March 10, 2002 after leaving on one of his routine long walks. Developmentally disabled with the mental capacity of a nine-year-old, Kent lived in a group home during the week and spent weekends with his mother, Martha. He was last seen around 5:00 PM in the Colonial Heights neighborhood headed toward his old neighborhood near McDonald Road, wearing a Harley Davidson sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black Reebok sneakers, and reportedly carrying about $200 from a recent paycheck.

Initial searches by family, community members, and law enforcement grew into one of Cumberland County’s largest search efforts, but turned up no sign of Kent. In August 2002 investigators began treating the case as a presumed homicide after a credible tip allegedly identified those responsible and the location of his remains; authorities say they believe he may have been the victim of a planned attack and robbery. Kent was legally declared deceased in 2012. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office keeps the case open; no arrests have been announced and his body has never been located.

Did anyone in the Colonial Heights or McDonald Road area remember seeing Kent that afternoon or notice a small car near Brooklyn Circle and the access road?