Brandon Joel Franklin was 34 when he disappeared from his Moody, Alabama home on the morning of Friday, January 18, 2019, along with his silver Volkswagen Beetle. His wife reported them missing that day. His body was later found in the 7300 block of 2nd Avenue South in Birmingham; authorities determined he had been the victim of a homicide.

Days after the body was discovered, the Beetle was located a few miles from the scene. Investigators reported blood in the passenger seat, a detail that suggests he may have been transported in his own car to the place where he was killed. The case remains an open cold case homicide. Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama has offered a cash reward for tips leading to an arrest; no suspects have been publicly named and no arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in Moody or the 7300 block of 2nd Avenue South in Birmingham see a silver Volkswagen Beetle or notice anything unusual on or around January 18, 2019?