James Gerald Waltman, 22, vanished after a day that should have marked a new chapter. On the morning of July 28, 1983, he attended his final divorce hearing in Columbus, Georgia and was last seen by his former wife riding a black Suzuki 500 motorcycle across the Oglethorpe Bridge toward Phenix City, Alabama. He never arrived at work that day and his roommate reported him missing after a week with no word.

When authorities checked his home they found both his car and the motorcycle, and there were no signs of forced entry or a struggle. Nothing of significant value was taken, but a sawed-off single-barrel shotgun and two shells were missing from the house, a detail that has never been explained. Waltman was described as a white male, between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 7 inches, 130 to 145 pounds, with sandy or dirty blond hair and hazel eyes, and no known tattoos or distinguishing marks.

The circumstances around his disappearance remain unclear: he was seen heading home that day and his vehicles were later at the residence, yet he never returned. Does anyone remember seeing James on or after July 28, 1983, or have information about the missing shotgun?