Charles Lee Toliver was 30 when he was last seen in Clinton, Tennessee, on February 4, 2000. He is described as white, 5 feet 8 inches, about 140 pounds, with red or auburn hair with blonde highlights, blue eyes, pierced ears, a scar on his upper leg, a dragon tattoo on his ankle and another tattoo on his shoulder. His family says he was disabled and may have had mental illness, possibly bipolar disorder.

Toliver had been living with a man named Edward McGimsey. A friend, Ernie Lee Tony Luhellier, told Toliver’s parents their son had a violent argument with McGimsey that left bloodstains and holes in the house. When the parents checked the residence on February 6 they found no sign of a struggle, but Toliver and his dog were gone. McGimsey told them he had dropped Toliver at an I-75 rest stop near the Tennessee–Georgia line and that Toliver had $200; Toliver left behind his clothes and personal effects.

About a month later an ATM withdrawal of $300 was made from Toliver’s account in Calhoun, Georgia; surveillance showed a man with a jacket pulled over his face. Some of Toliver’s mail was later returned to his parents by Luhellier with forwarding labels to addresses they say he never lived at. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Does anyone from Clinton or the I-75 corridor remember seeing Toliver or his dog around February 4, 2000?