Carson Casteel Missing Person Case

May 28, 2015

Jan 05, 2024

Carson

Casteel

72

26

67 inches

68 inches

135 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the summer of 1980, a young man named Carson Jerome Casteel, age 26, vanished from his home in Blountville, Tennessee. He was last seen on July 15, a day that would mark the beginning of a long and unsettling mystery for his family and the community. Carson was a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, standing approximately 5'7" to 5'8" tall and weighing around 135 pounds. A distinguishing feature was a scar on his left shoulder. His disappearance was made all the more alarming by the state of his residence; it had been burglarized, suggesting a potentially violent encounter connected to his vanishing. The circumstances surrounding Carson's disappearance remain distressingly vague. Following his last sighting, there has been a complete absence of communication from him. The investigation by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office has been hampered by a lack of substantial leads over the decades. The burglary of his home is the most concrete piece of evidence, pointing towards a criminal element in his disappearance. It is known that an air conditioner was among the items stolen. Also missing was Carson's vehicle, a black 1979 Datsun 110. Despite these details, the sequence of events that led to Carson's disappearance and what transpired in his home is unknown. The case of Carson Casteel is classified as an endangered missing person, a reflection of the sinister undertones of the burglary and the prolonged lack of contact. Over the years, law enforcement has continued to seek information from the public, hoping that someone might hold the key to unraveling this decades-old mystery. The passage of time has not diminished the hope of finding answers, and the case remains open. This enduring mystery serves as a somber reminder of a young man who disappeared from his life, leaving behind only questions and the lingering pain of the unknown for those who knew him.

Jul 15, 1980

Blountville

Tennessee

Sullivan County

No

24017

Sullivan County Sheriff's Office

Blountville

Tennessee

Sullivan County

37617

John Raymond

Detective

140 Blountville By-Pass, Tennessee

4232797500

County

Law Enforcement

www.scsotn.com

008141659

1980-07-15

Sullivan County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/20/2026