Carol Mattis, also known to some as Carl, is reported missing after he was last seen on the evening of July 19, 2025, inside his bar in New Jersey. He had planned to fly to Jamaica the next day but never boarded the flight and could not be reached; all communication stopped after that evening. He is a Black male, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, 130 to 170 pounds, with gray or partially gray hair, brown eyes, and glasses.

On August 8, 2025, his 2017 Mercedes-Benz GL450 SUV was found abandoned near Badger Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue in Newark; both license plates had been removed. The plates, registered S12MZB, were later located in an open lot a block away near Badger Avenue and West Alpine Street. The East Orange Police Department has classified this as an involuntary disappearance and opened an active investigation.

The gap between his last confirmed sighting at the bar and the later discovery of the stripped vehicle raises key questions about his movements that night. If anyone saw Carol Mattis after the evening of July 19, or has information about the SUV or the license plates, please come forward.