John Milton Harris III, a 58-year-old white man, was last seen on the morning of July 1, 2022, after leaving a campground behind Moose’s By The Creek on Monticello Road in Charlottesville without saying where he was going. He was living there at the time and was known to be in regular contact with his sister, whom he spoke with about once a week; his failure to do so led to a missing-person report on July 9. John was last observed in the area of the BP station on Fontaine Avenue. He is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 190 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and several unspecified medical conditions.

Searches by the Charlottesville Police Department, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Virginia State Police included the Moore’s Creek area and outreach to local residents who had hired him for odd jobs, but no significant evidence of his whereabouts was recovered. A photo taken June 29, 2022, showing him in a blue t-shirt and camouflage pants was circulated to the public. His family, with ties in Lancaster and a history in Richmond, remain distraught by his unexplained absence.

If anyone in Charlottesville or the surrounding area remembers seeing John around late June or early July 2022, or has information about his movements near Monticello Road or Fontaine Avenue, please come forward.