Mysteries seem to arise quite a bit in Harris County, Georgia, as detailed in our first article. Christopher Thompkins left his house at 8:10 am on January 25, 2002, for a normal day at-work; this day was far from normal though — Christopher vanished into thin air and has never been seen again, and the case has stumped top law enforcement officers and web sleuths ever since.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002
Thompkins was one of four surveyors assigned to a stretch of woods located along Warm Springs Road and Georgia 85, adjacent to County Line Road. He was working with his three co-workers, spaced-out 50 feet from each other and walking in the same direction — he was also the last one in the line. Thompkins and the co-worker in-front of him were engaged in a conversation within eyesight of each other; the co-worker turned his head for a split second, by the time he looked back, Thompkins was gone.
One of the co-workers eventually phoned their boss around 1 p.m. to inform them of Christopher’s disappearance; they then called 911 to report that he had simply “vanished.” Christopher Thompkins’ mother (Mrs. Ann Mckenzie) wasn’t contacted about her son’s disappearance until 4:15 that evening. Law Enforcement Officer’s relayed to the Thompkins family that they had to wait 24 hours to file a missing person’s report. The Thompkins’ family rallied together volunteers and searched the area for Christopher.
They found the following items along the fence-line near where he was working.
Work Boot hanging on the barbed wire fence
Work tools
A blue fiber from his pants
12 cents
MONTHS LATER
Christopher’s second work boot is found miles away near private property off I-85.