In the community of Stockbridge, Georgia, the absence of Allen Richard Starnes, known to his loved ones as Ricky, has been a source of enduring pain and unanswered questions for over a decade. He was 49 years old when he was last seen on the morning of December 7, 2009. That day, he had driven his grandmother, who had raised him since childhood, to her doctor's appointment off Highway 138.
After dropping her off around 8:45 a.m., he went across the street to a Sunoco gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes. He was expected to return to the doctor's office to pick up his grandmother, but he never arrived and has not been seen or heard from since.
At the time of his disappearance, Starnes was described as a white male with brown hair, standing at 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds. When he vanished, he was wearing a green knit sweater, blue jeans, and white sneakers. His family acknowledged that while he was a heavy drinker, it was completely out of character for him to be out of contact with his family, which immediately raised alarms. The abrupt nature of his disappearance, leaving behind a grandmother who depended on him, created a void filled with immediate concern and a sense of profound loss.
The years that have followed have not brought any resolution to the mystery of what happened to Allen Richard Starnes. His family has had to endure the agony of not knowing his fate, and they have expressed their belief that he may have been murdered. Tragically, his grandmother passed away in August 2010 without ever learning what became of the grandson she raised. The case remains unsolved, a cold but not forgotten file for the Henry County Police Department. The overview of this case is one of a routine day that turned into a lasting tragedy, leaving a family to navigate a future without answers and to hope that one day the truth behind Ricky's disappearance will come to light.Last Seen: Dec 7, 2009
