Michael Randall Thompson, 60, was last seen on April 14, 2024, leaving a family barbecue at his sister’s home on Fleahop Road near Eclectic, Alabama. He was believed to be driving his 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee back to his home on Clover Lane in Tallassee but did not arrive. The next day his vehicle was missing; family checked his house on April 17 and found his wallet and cell phone inside and what appeared to be bloodstains on the front porch. His Jeep was later found abandoned in a wooded area in Macon County near the Franklin-Tuskegee exit for Interstate 85, a location the family says he would not have gone to on his own.

Thompson was undergoing cancer treatment and did not have his medications with him when he disappeared. Law enforcement agencies, including the Tallassee Police Department and the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, conducted searches with an ALEA helicopter and tracking dogs in the area where the vehicle was recovered. He is described as a Black male, 5 feet 5 inches, about 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Few details explain why he left the gathering or how he reached the area where the Jeep was found; family and investigators continue to seek answers.

If anyone knew Michael, saw his vehicle after April 14, 2024, or has information about his movements that day, please come forward.