Robert Sterling McCarthy, 31, disappeared after leaving his girlfriend’s home on Prince Cole Street in Manassas, Virginia, following an argument on February 20, 2020. He sometimes used the name Sterling Turner. McCarthy is described as white, 5 feet 10 inches, 170–200 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, a goatee at the time he vanished, a Maryland state tattoo on his right shoulder and a noticeable limp favoring his right leg.

Digital and financial traces link him to Baltimore in late February 2020. A bank account record shows a February 28, 2020 ride-share to Baltimore, and another report places his last social media contact and a bank card purchase in Baltimore City on February 26, 2020. It has been suggested he may have traveled to Baltimore to buy narcotics, a trip he had reportedly made before; he had a history of substance abuse but was reportedly in recovery when he left Manassas. After those Baltimore connections, all communication and financial activity stopped.

The Prince William County Police Department continues to seek information. If anyone knew Robert’s movements in February 2020 or saw him in Baltimore or between Manassas and Baltimore, please come forward with information.