It's been six months since a 60-year-old man went missing from Charlottesville without a trace. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
John Milton Harris III was last seen in the early morning hours of July 1st around Moore's Creek. Charlottesville Police Department Detectives Christopher Raines and Jacob Bowlin told WMRA that Harris was camping out there in a tent near other people experiencing homelessness, and that morning he left without telling anyone where he planned to go. One of Harris's sisters, who lives a few hours away, reported him missing just over a week later. She typically spoke with him about once a week, and it is abnormal for her to not hear from him for this long.
Harris is white, five-foot-eight with a medium build, and suffers from multiple medical issues.
The police have conducted several searches around Moore's Creek, but haven't found any evidence of what happened to Harris. They have also been in touch with local residents who hired him for odd jobs.
When asked if he may have met a bad end, the detectives said they couldn't say, and they are still treating this as a missing persons case. They asked that anyone who knew Harris and has any information about him, even something you may think is inconsequential, to please contact the police department.
