15 in St Louis, MO After Going to Buy a Vehicle He Saw on Craigslist

22 year old Army veteran Robert Polk went has been missing since Saturday, October 3, 2015 in At. Louis, Missouri. Polk was last seen around 7 PM on Saturday when he left to look at a vehicle that he saw on Craigslist. Polk never returned and he has not been seen or heard from since. A family member said, he “went to go meet the person that to buy the car, he’d been talking to someone about a black Mustang and has not been back since.”

A local Army veteran’s family fears the worst after he goes missing. They suspect Craigslist may have played a role in the disappearance.

According to investigators with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 22-year-old Robert Polk went missing Saturday. Polk’s family believes something went wrong after he left home looking for a vehicle he saw on Craigslist and never returned.

“I fear that he got on Craigslist looking for a car. I’m thinking he met up with the wrong person,” said Hayleen Jones, Polk’s mother.

Polk was last seen around 7 p.m. on October 3, wearing a black sweatshirt and black sweatpants.

MSHP Missing Persons: (#407)

Anyone with information on Robert Polk’s whereabouts should contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department at 314-444-5309.