Christopher James Murray, 32, was last seen in Powell, Tennessee, on February 20, 2022. Described by friends as outgoing and kind, he had spoken about preaching and carried his Bible. At the time he disappeared he was wearing a blue beanie style hat, a multi-colored tie-dye hoodie with a Dragonball Z emblem, blue jeans, white tennis shoes, a seashell surfer-type necklace and a crucifix necklace.

Two days before he vanished he was arrested for unlawful drug use; that case was dismissed on February 22, and he visited his mother afterward. She said he seemed hurried when he left and promised to call the next day at 3:30, but the call never came. His mother cares for his young son and says Christopher would never have willingly abandoned the child. His cousin Derek Smith also went missing on July 22, 2022.

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is handling the open investigation and asks anyone with information to call 457-6255. If anyone knew Christopher’s movements around February 20, 2022, or saw him afterward, please come forward.