Not a day goes by that Robbi Lindsey Head doesn’t make a Facebook post about her missing nephew Timothy Campbell.
And until ‘TO,’ as he’s called by most who know him, is found, she’ll continue to keep her nephew’s name in the public eye.
“Someone’s got to keep up and get his name out there,” Head said. “Someone has to do something so this case doesn’t slip through the cracks and turn cold. We all have our opinions about what happened.
“Timothy is the type of guy who always came home no matter what. If he was in trouble, he’d come home. If something was going on in his life, he would be there. Even though he had some issues in the past with addiction, things were going well in his life and he’d always come home,” she added.
It was Thursday, October 24th around 11:15 a.m., when the 28-year-old Campbell left his father’s Gravel Hill home to ride his four-wheeler before his brother Josh was scheduled to pick him up for work later that afternoon.
Campbell is seen in a video from a neighbor’s home at 11:18 a.m., riding his four-wheeler a short way from the house.
That’s the last time Campbell was seen, at least by anyone willing to come forward with information on his whereabouts. When his brother came that afternoon to pick him up for an evening shift at the Homestead Cafe, TO was nowhere to be found, and neither was his four-wheeler.
39 days later, after two helicopter searches of the Gravel Hill area, numerous foot searches by volunteers, 11 canine searches and searches by multiple law enforcement agencies, the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency and group four-wheeler searches, Campbell’s disappearance remains a mystery.
There have been some physical clues found, though, including Campbell’s broken eye glasses, which were located approximately 100 feet from his back door. According to Head, two bullet casings were found as well as a 4’x4’ spot of blood, although it remains uncertain whether the blood came from a person or an animal. Located near the blood was an empty 30-06 shell, Head told the FFP.
Campbell’s cell phone and wallet, along with all his personal property, were found at the house.
Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver declined to discuss specific evidence in the investigation, saying only they are waiting on forensic results on some evidence. Oliver confirmed that four individuals have been questioned regarding Campbell’s disappearance, but declined to label them as suspects.
Oliver said his department is investigating every lead and trying to find answers to what happened to Mr. Campbell, as to where he’s at or whether they’re working a missing person or homicide case. Answers have come slow, which has frustrated some family members. And Oliver understands that completely.
“We really want to bring some closure to this family and provide some answers. I would want the same thing if it was one of my family members missing,” Oliver said.
Campbell’s family has done plenty of searching on its own, and has enlisted the assistance of a private investigator to have as many eyes on the case as possible. And Head has her own ideas about what may have happened to her nephew.
“I’ve sat there in the morning and thought where he’s at? Then I start writing my daily (Facebook) posts. It’s hard not to name certain folks. There are some who have threatened him multiple times and I have my own thoughts on what happened. But for now, we’ll continue to do our own thing. Freddie (Campbell’s father) just wants his child back, either way, so we can get some closure,” Head said. “We feel like we know wha6 happened and what direction this is moving in, but we’ll just have to prove it.”
One of the significant questions remains what happened to the four-wheeler Campbell was driving the day he disappeared. There’s no video or witness information showing anyone coming out of the wood where Campbell’s four-wheeler trail is located. And it was hours before Campbell’s brother came to pick him up and realized Tim was not there. Head believes the four-wheeler had to be loaded up and removed from the woods in a vehicle large enough to haul it.
“If anything happened, it happened in the woods,” Head said.
A $5,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to finding Campbell. Head believes someone in the vicinity of Wade Road, where the Campbell’s live, knows something.
“It’s a small community where everyone knows everyone’s business. Only the four-wheeler and Timothy are missing. Somebody saw something. If you have any information, please contact the Franklin Couty Sheriff’s Office and let’s bring Timothy home,” Head said.
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