Zebb Wayne Quinn, 18, disappeared from Asheville, North Carolina, on January 2, 2000, after finishing a shift at a local Walmart. He and coworker Robert Jason Owens planned to look at a car and were seen on surveillance buying sodas at a convenience store. Owens says Quinn received a page, made a call from a payphone, became frantic, accidentally rear-ended Owens’ truck, then drove off — the last confirmed sighting.

Two days later someone claiming to be Zebb called his workplace to say he would be out sick; the voice was unrecognized and the call was traced to Owens’ workplace. About two weeks after the disappearance Zebb’s Mazda Protégé was found in a restaurant parking lot with a live puppy inside, a hotel key card, and lips with an exclamation point drawn in lipstick on the back window. His mother has said she believes the car was left where she would find it.

Years later Owens’ criminal history drew renewed attention to the cold case.

If anyone knew Zebb, where he went after leaving that convenience store, or saw his Mazda Protégé in January 2000, please share what can help the investigation.