Carl J. Holland Jr. was 23 when he was last seen on June 10, 1983, in Eldorado, Ohio. He had arranged to meet a friend at her home in the 3300 block of Hamburg Road and was never heard from again. At the time he was 6 feet 3 inches, about 160 pounds, with black hair, green eyes, and a burn scar on one knee; he was reportedly wearing a blue denim jacket, blue jeans, and sneakers.

Although living in Richmond, Indiana, Holland’s 1973 Chevrolet Impala was found abandoned at a truck stop in Lynn, Indiana a few days after he vanished. A search of the farmhouse on Hamburg Road turned up no trace of him but did yield a shotgun slug that investigators thought might be related. Authorities soon treated the disappearance as suspicious and examined possible links to two drug-related murders in the area around the same time.

Cold case units in both Indiana and Ohio have reviewed the file over the years, but no significant leads have emerged. His parents died without learning what happened; siblings continue to seek answers. If anyone knew Carl, his movements that day, or saw the Impala after June 10, 1983, please come forward with information.