On Monday, Jackson’s car was abandoned in a field next to the Trusty Cemetery in Dawson Springs. The vehicle appeared to be of a person named Roy Foster Jackson, 83, who was last seen on April 7 near his home in Florence. Car was found abandoned in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, approximately four hours away from where he was last seen near his home in Florence weeks ago.
Over the next three days, an extensive search was organized to look for him in the area. As of Friday afternoon, Jackson has still not been found.
Lt. James Distefano of the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office in north Alabama said the department was made aware of Jackson’s disappearance after Kentucky police ran his car tag back to Alabama. Deputies then did a welfare check at Jackson’s home in Florence but did not find him.
Jackson’s only kin, his sister, informed deputies that Jackson has dementia, is diabetic, and has not been heard from in several days leading up to his car being found.
An investigation of his journey from Florence to Dawson Springs revealed Jackson had made his way through Nashville at one point during his drive. Jackson’s last credit card activity was found in Russellville, Kentucky, roughly an hour from where his car was found.