Curley Broughton, 76, was last seen at about 5:30 p.m. on May 27, 1995, at his home on the 3300 block of Marcus Drive in Pensacola. He told his grandson he was going into the backyard to tend the garden and would be back within half an hour, but never returned. At the time he vanished he wore a plaid shirt, blue jeans, a red baseball cap, and a silver medical alert bracelet engraved with his name, address, and phone number.

His wife saw him walk away while she was watering the lawn and went to get shoes and car keys to follow. A neighbor later reported seeing him try to get through a fence a few houses down. Witnesses placed him behind homes near the railroad tracks and possibly under the viaduct near the J.E. Hall Center on Texar Drive. He suffered from Alzheimer’s disease but reportedly had no history of wandering. Family members say he had been talking about moving back to Monroeville, Alabama, where he still had relatives, and they believe a passing motorist may have picked him up and taken him out of the area.

An extensive local search produced no definitive clues and Curley Broughton has not been heard from since that evening. Does anyone remember seeing him in Pensacola that night or while traveling between Pensacola and Monroeville?