Jon Alston

Jon W. Alston, 42, a man from Chesterfield County, vanished in mid-January 2018 in a way that left his family grasping for an explanation. According to accounts tied to the missing-person report, he had gone with his wife to the Hancock Village Walmart parking lot, and in the ordinary span of a shopping trip he was suddenly gone—leaving behind a last-seen moment that felt too mundane for what it would become.

As the days stretched on, his disappearance drew attention beyond a routine m ...