James Steven Knowles, known as Steve, was 57 when he vanished from Oklahoma City in the fall of 2017. He was last seen the evening of October 3 in the parking lot of the Carva Apartments in the 1100 block of north St. Charles Place, where he worked as the maintenance man. His estranged wife reported him missing. The roommate who last saw him left for the store after 7:00 p.m.; when she returned James was gone.

James left behind his cell phone, house keys, and cigarettes, items described as uncharacteristic for him to be without and suggesting his disappearance was not planned. Investigators focused on a man who had painted vacant units at the complex, Mario Normore, identified as a person of interest and later charged in connection with a series of violent crimes. Normore was ultimately charged with murder in James’s case and pleaded guilty in March 2023; he received consecutive life terms without parole. James is still listed as missing and is presumed deceased; his body has not been recovered.

Did anyone in Oklahoma City know James’s routines at the Carva Apartments or have information about his contacts in October 2017?