It was a Wednesday evening in January 2020 when security cameras last caught a glimpse of him. Porter Taylor Albert was strolling through a Big Lots in North Fort Myers, Florida, doing his shopping just like any other day.
It was 6:45 p.m. on January 15. The footage shows the 77-year-old man dressed for a casual evening, wearing a two-tone shirt—red or orange with long black sleeves—paired with khaki cargo shorts and dark Croc-style clogs. After he walked out of that store’s view, he vanished. No one has heard his voice or seen his face since.
When investigators went to his home, the scene was unsettling in its normalcy. The house was unlocked, with no broken windows or smashed doors to suggest a struggle. His life seemed paused in mid-air. His cell phone was still there, along with all his personal belongings. His second vehicle sat parked in the driveway. In the years since he disappeared, his bank accounts, retirement funds, and credit cards haven’t been touched once…