MISSING: Christopher “Cole” Thomas
5/18/202642 min
On Black Friday 2016, 22-year-old Christopher “Cole” Thomas was driving through rural North Carolina with two coworkers. Hours later, the coworkers approached police and said Cole had suddenly panicked, pulled over, and ran into the dark, never to be seen again.
But their story later changed. Surveillance footage showed Cole was not alone. Phone data appeared to place the group at the scene of a late-night drug deal that went wrong. And somehow, the only person who disappeared was Cole.
In the years since, multiple men have been arrested, questioned, and released, but no one has been charged with his disappearance. His body has not been found. And despite conflicting statements, investigators believe someone knows exactly what happened that night.
- Anyone with information is asked to contact the Benson Police Department at 919-894-2091 or info@bensonpd.org. You can also call the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation at 919-779-8188.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsAshley Flowers· Host0:00
Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.
Brit Prawat· Host0:02
And I'm Britt.
Ashley Flowers· Host0:03
And you guys, sometimes the hardest cases to crack aren't always the ones with nothing to go on. They're often the ones where everybody seems to know something, but they're too scared to talk. Because today's story isn't about someone disappearing into the dark alone. It's about a young man who vanished in front of, quote-unquote, "friends from work." Their first version? He panicked, pulled the car over, hopped out, and booked it. But the only people who say they saw what happened next are the same ones who can't keep their stories straight. And when the truth keeps bending like that, it's not confusion, it's not bad memory. Usually, it's a bold-faced lie. This is the story of Christopher Cole Thomas. [pensive music] It's just after 3:00 AM on