Galion N. Leak was 40 when he left his home on Pevia Drive in Red Spring, North Carolina, on September 14, 2002. He was last seen getting into a dark-colored Jeep and never returned. He was described as a Black male, between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 9 inches, about 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Authorities later developed the case as a homicide. In December 2007, Reginald Junior Murphy was arrested and charged in connection with Leak’s disappearance. Prosecutors alleged the killing was intended to prevent Leak from testifying against Murphy’s brother in a separate murder case. Murphy pleaded guilty in 2009 to second-degree murder and was sentenced to ten to thirteen years. He told investigators he had buried Leak near the Campbell Compound on Johnson Road, but searches of that area did not recover any remains.

Anyone who knew Galion, his movements in September 2002, or who has information about Johnson Road and the Campbell Compound is asked to come forward.