Nolen E. Puckett, 49, vanished from Cookeville, Tennessee on January 1, 2004. A resident of the Saxony Apartments, he was last seen that day wearing a t-shirt and blue jeans. He is described as a White male, 6 feet 1 inch tall, about 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Very little is known about his final movements or state of mind on New Year’s Day, and the case was not reported to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office until May 25, 2012 — more than eight years after he was last seen. That long delay has been a major complication for the investigation. The Sheriff’s Office classifies the disappearance as an unsolved cold case and few leads have emerged since the report was filed.

Anyone who knew Nolen, lived in the Saxony Apartments in 2004, or has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.