Curtis Jay Russell Jr., 40, disappeared from Columbia, Missouri. He was last seen on August 22, 2024, and has not been seen or heard from since. The case is officially classified as Missing and is being handled by the Columbia Police Department with involvement from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Russell is described as a large man, between 6 feet 4 inches and 6 feet 6 inches and weighing between 300 and 350 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Authorities have released few public details about the circumstances of his disappearance, which has left family and the community with many unanswered questions and growing concern for his welfare.

If anyone saw Curtis around Columbia on or after August 22, 2024, or has information about where he might be, please share what is known with the Columbia Police Department.