Thomas Patrick Mooney, 82, disappeared from Haines City, Florida, on May 13, 1985. That afternoon he had taken a lawnmower to a repair shop and was seen by a neighbor loading the mower into the trunk of his gray 1978 Ford coupe around 4:00 p.m. He lived alone with his dog in North Lake Lowrey Estates and was a retired police officer.

The next day his car was found abandoned about a mile from home, stuck in the mud in a nearby citrus grove. The lawnmower remained in the trunk and his dog was found nearby, but there were no signs of Mooney. He had a history of occasional disorientation, which leaves accidental wandering as a possibility, but extensive searches turned up no trace and no conclusive explanation has emerged.

Did anyone in the area at the time ever see Thomas after he loaded the mower, or remember anything about that grove on May 14?