ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Gene McPherson disappeared May 23, 1987. His son Paul McPherson says the hurt hasn’t faded over time.
“My wife woke me up the other morning and asked me what was wrong, McPherson told WDBJ7. “Out of a deep sleep… and I told her I was looking for Dad. And so you never get over that part of it.”
Gene McPherson’s pickup was found a few days after his disappearance, abandoned at a rest area on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County. His wallet turned up in September, but the trail was cold, until a career criminal named John Colclasure told investigators he was involved…