In the quiet town of Madison, Tennessee, a mother’s heart aches with every passing day. Autumn Long’s world turned upside down on July 28, 2025, when her 23-year-old son, Jacob Carroll, walked out of their shared home with nothing but a small black and white sack. He left behind his belongings, his routine, and the life he knew—vanishing without a trace. Now, nearly a month later, Autumn is pleading for the public’s help to bring her son home, as law enforcement has told her there’s little more they can do since Jacob is an adult. But for Autumn, this isn’t just a case of a young man wandering off. This is her son, and his disappearance is a haunting mystery that defies everything she knows about him.
Jacob, a 6’2”, 190-pound Caucasian man with light brown hair and striking greenish-brown eyes, was last seen dressed in a black and white Vans logo shirt, dark jeans, black and white Nike Air Max sandals, and a black hat emblazoned with “Tennessee” in bold white letters. He stepped out into the summer heat, carrying only that small sack, and hasn’t been seen since. He hasn’t shown up for work, answered his phone, or reached out to family or friends—an alarming departure from his usual dependable nature. “This isn’t like him,” Autumn insists, her voice heavy with worry. “He doesn’t have a girlfriend or close friends he’d be staying with. He just… disappeared.”
The only clue to Jacob’s whereabouts came recently when his phone pinged in Downtown Nashville, near 3rd Avenue and Korean Veterans Boulevard, just last week. It’s a faint thread of hope, a sign that Jacob might still be close, but it’s not enough to ease his mother’s fears. She reported him missing immediately, but law enforcement’s response has been limited. As an adult, Jacob’s case doesn’t carry the same urgency as a missing child, leaving Autumn to feel helpless and abandoned by the system. “They say there’s not much they can do,” she shares, her frustration palpable. “But I know my son. Something’s wrong.”
Autumn’s plea is simple but desperate: she needs help. Jacob’s disappearance is a puzzle with too few pieces, and she’s turning to the community to fill in the gaps. Was he seen in Downtown Nashville? Did someone notice a young man matching his description—tall, with a quiet presence, wearing that distinctive Tennessee hat? Every tip, no matter how small, could be the key to bringing Jacob home.
If you have any information about Jacob Carroll’s whereabouts, please contact Autumn Long at 615-970-2514. For a mother clinging to hope, every call could be the one that changes everything.
