George Marlin Carpenter was 49 when he was last seen in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, on January 1, 1986. An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, he was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Reports say he told someone he planned to hop a train and return to Texas, a mode of travel he had used before, but there is no confirmation he ever boarded a train or arrived anywhere in Texas. Beyond that remark, details of his movements that day are extremely sparse and no confirmed sightings or contact have been reported since.

The Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police are the primary agency handling his disappearance and continue to seek information. Does anyone have information about George’s travel plans, sightings after January 1, 1986, or knowledge of where he might have gone?