Corey Delano Johnson was 21 when he was last seen on the evening of May 25, 1991, in Richmond, Virginia. He had borrowed his father’s burgundy Mercury Grand Marquis because his own car was being repaired. The next day that vehicle was found abandoned in a ditch on Crown Hill Road in Hanover County, roughly seven miles from where he was last seen.

Investigators who searched the car recovered a large amount of blood plus skull fragments and brain tissue in the trunk; forensic testing later matched the blood to Corey Johnson. His body, however, was never located. Early reports mentioned a possible sighting of Johnson with three unidentified Black males in the car after he left his father’s house, but those leads did not resolve the case. The investigation became a cold case, and Virginia State Police have continued to seek tips and interest through a statewide cold case database.

Anyone who knew Corey, saw that car on or after May 25, 1991, or has information about the three men is asked to come forward.