Missing Person

Andrew Setliff

Andrew Earl Setliff, 54, disappeared from his Walker County residence in August 2015. Sources disagree whether he was last seen on Aug. 6 or Aug. 7. NamUs lists the investigation as open and unresolved.

Incident date: Disputed: August 6 or August 7, 2015
Location: Carbon Hill area, Walker County
Independent sources: 2

The record

Andrew Earl Setliff was 54 when he disappeared from Walker County in August 2015. His case remains open and unresolved in the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database, where it is listed as MP36089 1.

The available sources give conflicting dates for his disappearance. NamUs says Setliff was last seen walking away from his residence on Aug. 7, 2015 1. WBRC, citing the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, reported that he was last seen at his home on Ripley Road near Carbon Hill on Aug. 6 2. The reason for the one-day discrepancy is not stated.

WBRC reported that Setliff was a white man with brown hair and blue eyes, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds. He reportedly was wearing a yellow T-shirt and camouflage shorts when last seen 2.

According to WBRC, the sheriff’s office searched around Setliff’s home several times with assistance from local fire departments. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency also conducted a helicopter search of the area 2. At the time of the report, authorities said they did not suspect foul play 2.

NamUs identifies the Walker County Sheriff’s Office as the primary investigating agency 1. The federal database continues to classify Setliff’s case as open and unresolved 1.

Timeline

August 6 or August 7, 2015Disputed
Disputed last-seen date: WBRC reported Aug. 6 at Setliff's home near Carbon Hill; NamUs states that he was seen walking away from his residence on Aug. 7.
August 2015Reported
WBRC reported that deputies and local fire departments searched around Setliff's home several times and that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency conducted a helicopter search.
August 20, 2015Reported
WBRC published a report about Setliff's disappearance.
Current NamUs recordConfirmed
NamUs case MP36089 remains listed as open and unresolved, with the Walker County Sheriff's Office identified as the primary investigating agency.

Documented claims

Andrew Earl Setliff was 54 at the time of his disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/29845414/man-54-reported-missing-in-walker-county/
Setliff's NamUs record is MP36089 and lists his case as open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The date and circumstances of Setliff's last sighting are disputed: NamUs says he was last seen walking away from his residence on Aug. 7, 2015, while WBRC, citing the sheriff's office, says he was last seen at his home near Carbon Hill on Aug. 6, 2015.
Disputed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/29845414/man-54-reported-missing-in-walker-county/
WBRC reported that Setliff's home was on Ripley Road near the Carbon Hill area.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC described Setliff as a white man with blue eyes and brown hair, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that Setliff was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt and camouflage shorts.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that the Walker County Sheriff's Office searched around Setliff's home several times with help from local fire departments and that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency conducted a helicopter search.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Authorities did not suspect foul play at the time of WBRC's report.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
NamUs identifies the Walker County Sheriff's Office as the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/29845414/man-54-reported-missing-in-walker-county/

Sources

NamUs case MP36089: Andrew Earl Setliff — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Man, 54, reported missing in Walker County — WBRCOpen