Kenneth Ray Weaver, known to family as Kenny, was 37 when he disappeared in the winter of 2000. Accounts place his last known movements around Christmas: one friend says he was dropped off at a friend’s home in Pocola, Oklahoma, on December 25; another friend says he was given a ride to Fort Smith, Arkansas, on December 24. At the time he was moving into a new apartment in Poteau and had recently been living with his mother.

Kenny is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches, about 165 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Identifying marks include a scar from the right side of his chin down to his neck, a surgical scar on his lower back, and eyeglasses with gold wire frames and smoke-tinted lenses. Early in the inquiry, confusion over which state had jurisdiction delayed an official missing person report for five years, a lapse family members say likely cost vital leads.

Rumors about a drug-related debt have circulated, but the family disputes that Kenny would have left voluntarily and stresses his close family ties and attempts to start over. The case remains active and is being handled by the Pocola Police Department and other agencies. If anyone had contact with Kenneth around Christmas 2000 or saw him in Pocola, Poteau, or Fort Smith, please share what was seen.