Jared M. McCulloch, 33, left Marion, Louisiana, on an impromptu trip to visit his son in Illinois in early November 2023 and was last seen on surveillance video at a Salem, Illinois, gas station in the early morning of November 5, 2023. His white GMC truck was later found abandoned on a remote gravel road near the Wabash River just across the Illinois-Indiana state line. The truck’s ignition was on, the battery was dead and it was out of gas; both driver’s side doors were open. Jared’s two dogs, Roxy May and Rusty, remained in the vehicle. Family members only learned he had been traveling after receiving a call from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department in Indiana.

Jared was due to finish a five-year probation term in a few weeks. His mother has collected receipts, surveillance footage and cell phone records to reconstruct his movements and says there are discrepancies about where the truck was found versus where it was officially reported. The timeline is further complicated by the end of daylight saving time on the day he went missing. The family is still seeking clear answers about Jared’s route and what happened after he left the gas station.

If anyone saw Jared, his truck, or his dogs in early November 2023 in the Salem, Illinois area or along the Wabash River, please come forward with information.