Alvin Woodrow Palmer, Jr., known to family as Brother, was 31 when he vanished from Richton, Mississippi, on August 20, 2001. That morning he left his mother’s house with a friend, Kenny Shaw. In the early afternoon the two stopped at Brewer Grocery on Highway 42 East; while there Palmer got into a faded black or dark blue 1990s Nissan or Pontiac Grand Am that had at least one other person inside, told his friend he’d be back shortly, and was never seen again.

Palmer was described as a white male, 6 feet tall, 165 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, a distinctive mark on his forehead and numerous scars on one leg from the knee down. He was last seen wearing faded black jeans and athletic shoes. Perry County Sheriff’s Office has kept the case open and investigated leads over the years, including renewed efforts in 2019. The family increased a reward to $10,000 and has long maintained they believe foul play is likely.

Who remembers seeing that faded Grand Am near Brewer Grocery on August 20, 2001, or has information about anyone driving such a car in the Richton area that day?