Marcus Lamar Hunter vanished from Auburn, Alabama, in the spring of 1999. He was 19 at the time, described as African American, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, 165 to 175 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The last known sighting was the afternoon of May 8, 1999, near Bedell Avenue and Booker Street in the company of friends; he had planned a trip to Atlanta with friends that he never took.

Concerned after four days with no word, his mother reported him missing to the Alexander City Police Department. Investigators pursued leads but publicly disclosed no significant breakthroughs, and the case grew cold. In the early 2000s a John Doe was found in a wooded area off Interstate 65 near Prichard, and some observers noticed a resemblance to Marcus, but there has been no public confirmation that the unidentified person was him. Marcus Hunter’s case was added to NamUs on March 6, 2025, to keep the search active.

If anyone knew Marcus, saw him around Bedell Avenue and Booker Street on May 8, 1999, or has information about the John Doe found near I-65, please come forward.