Bobby Joe Horn, a 43-year-old well-known radio personality in the Washington D.C. area, was last seen on August 31, 1977. Known on the air as Bob "Nighthawk" Terry, Horn had recently left his job at radio station WHUR to establish his own production company. His disappearance was noted after he failed to pick up his son at National Airport on that day. Months later, his dark blue 1976 Oldsmobile Toronado was discovered abandoned and burned in a rural area of North Carolina.
Investigators immediately suspected foul play in Horn's disappearance. Shortly after he went missing, rumors began to circulate that he had been murdered and his body dismembered, with the remains scattered in North Carolina, although these claims have never been substantiated. The investigation into his vanishing took a turn when, in 1978, Horn was indicted on federal charges for failing to file income taxes from 1971 to 1974. Despite the indictment, authorities believed he had met with a violent end.
The case became more complex with the trial of Horn's former business partner, Linwood Gray, in 1979. Gray faced charges of drug trafficking and tax evasion, with prosecutors alleging he was involved in a multimillion-dollar heroin smuggling operation. During his trial, Gray testified that Horn was a drug dealer with connections to organized crime figures in New York. Gray claimed to have heard that a contract had been put out on Horn's life, but he also suggested that Horn might have fled to the Netherlands. Gray was ultimately acquitted of the drug charges but convicted of tax evasion. It remains unknown if he had any involvement in Horn's disappearance, which is still unsolved.Last Seen: Aug 31, 1977
