In the early hours of a March morning in 2009, Gregory Lee Bolin, a 30-year-old man with blond hair, brown eyes, and distinctive tattoos on his arms and shoulder, vanished from Lavaca, Arkansas. The specific details surrounding the exact date he was last seen are unclear, with some accounts stating it was March 1st and others March 4th. In one version of events, Bolin's sister dropped him off at his cousin's home on Utah Ranch Road between 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. on March 1.
His older blue Chevrolet pickup truck was parked at the residence. Around that same time, the cousin reportedly awoke to the sound of a vehicle's engine. Other sources state he was last seen by a relative named Eric Bolin at Eric's home on March 4th. Regardless of the precise date, Gregory has not been seen or heard from by his loved ones since that time.
In the days following his disappearance, concern grew when Gregory, known as Greg to some, failed to show up for a painting job he had scheduled. At the time he went missing, he had been moving between the homes of various friends and relatives in the area. The investigation would soon uncover a troubling discovery. Gregory's blue Chevrolet pickup truck was found abandoned in a remote area known as Mudtown Bottoms, located near the Arkansas River. The truck had a flat tire, and inside, his personal belongings remained untouched. This discovery deepened the mystery, leaving investigators and his family with more questions than answers about what could have happened to him after he left his relative's home.
The circumstances surrounding Gregory Bolin's disappearance are complex and have left his case unsolved for many years. Reports indicate that he may have been suicidal around the time he went missing. Further complicating the situation, it was known that Bolin had an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest. It also came to light that just before he vanished, a cousin had accused him of being a police informant, though the two had apparently reconciled the issue. The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office has been handling the investigation into his case, which is classified as an endangered missing person case. Despite the passage of time, the lack of clear evidence and the conflicting details of his last known moments have left a painful void for his family, and the overview of the case remains one of a young man who disappeared under unclear and troubling circumstances, leaving behind only his abandoned truck and a host of unanswered questions.Last Seen: Mar 4, 2009
