NC NC - Gabriel Thor Crow, 27, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Spivey Mountain, Asheville, 25 Jan 2024

[imstilla.grandma]

Nearly every day for the past four months, Brooke Lossiah and her mother, brother and father have driven all around Asheville to Leicester from their home on the Qualla Boundary, searching for their brother and son, Gabriel Thor Crow, who was last seen Jan. 25
said.

A missing person report was first filed with the Asheville Police Department on Jan. 28, spokesperson Rick Rice told the Citizen Times. Since then, APD has analyzed digital data, conducted drone searches and interviewed “an array of people” connected to Crow, such as family members and close associates.

Monday, April 29, marked APD’s third full-day search of an area for Crow, Rice said, after recent information suggested he may be near Spivey Mountain in West Asheville.

Four days before he was last seen, Crow’s mother made him a cake for his birthday Jan. 21. Charleen Crow remembers him eating a piece of cake Jan. 25, but he was irritated about something and “just wanted to go,” she said. A day later, she got a text from him.

“He just told me, “I’m OK mom, I just need to figure out what I need to do to move forward, and I’ll be home tomorrow,’ and that was the last time I heard from him,” Charleen Crow said

Family searches for Cherokee artisan; APD continues investigation after Spivey Mtn closure

Grabiel Crow's family scours the Asheville area daily for their brother, son and a celebrated basket weaver with a passion for Cherokee traditions.

www.citizen-times.com

 

[GraceG]

If you look at various missing posters for him on FB he has some colorful, unique tattoos on the neck which might be useful in identifying him if he is seen.

 

[Greenra219]

I live about 30 minutes west of Asheville, but work in Asheville. I’ve always got my eye out for him and I’m praying for Gabe and his family.

 

[mlhenn]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP119402

View NamUs missing person case MP119402 for Gabriel Thor Crow missing from Asheville, North Carolina. Date of last contact: Jan 27, 2024. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

His NamUs profile.

 

[mlhenn]

No evidence of missing man found after extensive search in Spivey Mountain area

Authorities say the search for Gabe Crow, a man who's been missing from the Asheville area for several months, yielded no results on Monday.

wlos.com

A release from the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office says numerous agencies searched the Spivey Mountain area all day April 29 for 27-year-old Gabriel "Gabe" Thor Crow, who was reported missing in January.

• recent information suggested Crow "may be in the vicinity of Spivey Mountain."
  • “More than 120 personnel worked from 10 a.m. until after 5 p.m. during a coordinated grid search,"

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 30, 2025

Search continues one year after NC man goes missing

As the one-year mark passes since the last time a missing man was seen in western North Carolina, investigators are renewing their call for help.

www.foxcarolina.com

“Unfortunately, no evidence regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Crow was found,” the police department said in a statement. “We urge the public to come forward with any information they may have. Even the smallest detail could provide the link that helps us locate Gabriel.”

Anyone with information on Crow’s disappearance is asked to contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110 or submit an anonymous tip via the TIP2APD smartphone app.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Credit APD calls for community assistance in ongoing search for missing person

 

[Breezyflavor]

MISSING: A year later and no sign of Gabriel Crow - Asheville's 828 News NOW

Gabriel Thor Crow was last seen on Starnes Cove Road near Yosemite Trail.

828newsnow.com

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Jan. 27, 2024 — that’s the last day Gabriel Thor Crow was seen.

Since then, there have been several searches in the Starnes Cove and Spivey Mountain areas of West Asheville — close to where a Buncombe County deputy talked with Crow.

Searchers who gathered in West Asheville last April said Crow, a noted Cherokee basket maker, rented a vehicle on Jan. 25, 2024.

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office deputy found the rental car in a field off Starnes Cove Road about 12:23 p.m. on Jan. 27. The doors were open, but no one was around. The deputy found Crow further down the road near Yosemite Trail.

The deputy talked with Crow, the NamUs website said.

“He stated that he was visiting a friend and found out things he did not like and did not want to be involved with them anymore,” the website said. “Gabe made the statement to the deputy that he thought someone had put something in his car.”

 

[GraceG]

MISSING: A year later and no sign of Gabriel Crow - Asheville's 828 News NOW

Gabriel Thor Crow was last seen on Starnes Cove Road near Yosemite Trail.

828newsnow.com

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Jan. 27, 2024 — that’s the last day Gabriel Thor Crow was seen.

Since then, there have been several searches in the Starnes Cove and Spivey Mountain areas of West Asheville — close to where a Buncombe County deputy talked with Crow.

Searchers who gathered in West Asheville last April said Crow, a noted Cherokee basket maker, rented a vehicle on Jan. 25, 2024.

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office deputy found the rental car in a field off Starnes Cove Road about 12:23 p.m. on Jan. 27. The doors were open, but no one was around. The deputy found Crow further down the road near Yosemite Trail.

The deputy talked with Crow, the NamUs website said.

“He stated that he was visiting a friend and found out things he did not like and did not want to be involved with them anymore,” the website said. “Gabe made the statement to the deputy that he thought someone had put something in his car.”

I think this information is key - he found out someone he knew was involved in something he didn't wish to be part of (assuming on my part, that it was something illegal). Or he witnessed something he was uncomfortable with.

Outside of a few vehicular infractions, speeding, etc. as a young man, he has no known criminal history or ties that we know of to anything illegal. Hopefully LE is actively following up - just because we don't have that other person's name, doesn't mean law enforcement doesn't know it.