Five-year-old Logan Nathaniel Bowman was last seen on January 7, 2003, at his home in Galax, Virginia. At the time he disappeared he was recovering from a healed fracture in his left arm and had burn scars on his feet. His father, Wayne Bowman, was the last person reported to have dropped him off with his mother, Cynthia Davis, who later gave conflicting accounts of what happened to her son.

In 2003 Davis and her then-boyfriend, Dennis Danny Schmermerhorn, were charged in connection with the disappearance. Schmermerhorn’s felony murder charge was dismissed in 2004 for lack of evidence; he was convicted of one count of child neglect and served a year. Davis pleaded guilty to homicide and two counts of child neglect and was sentenced to 30 years with 15 years suspended.

In September 2022 a walker found skeletal child remains in woods off Iron Ridge Road in Galax; a gray and blue sleeping bag and a white Winnie the Pooh blanket were nearby. In December 2023 DNA confirmed the remains as Logan Bowman. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has said the identification could lead to new charges. If anyone knew Logan or has information about what happened in January 2003, please come forward.