Agonizing one year anniversary comes for family of Gravel Hill man who disappeared last October

October 24th was a one year anniversary Robbie Lindsey Head and her family didn’t want to see.

Last Thursday marked 365 days since her nephew Timothy Campbell, known to most as ‘TO,’ disappeared after leaving his family home to ride his four-wheeler before his brother Josh was to pick him up for work later that afternoon.

Campbell was last seen in a video from a neighbor’s home at 11:18 a.m., riding his four-wheeler a short way from his house.

Since that video, neither the 28-year-old nor his four-wheeler have been seen again.

And every day since her nephew disappeared, Head has kept his name in the public eye with a Facebook post reminding folks about ‘TO.’

Over the course of a year, Head’s FB posts have become more pointed toward individuals she believes may be responsible for her nephew’s disappearance, and they often include a tone of frustration with local law enforcement and how the case is being investigated.

“We know a lot of facts that have come to light the past 6-9 months,” Head said. “There’s physical evidence. The police say they are 90% sure who was involved with this. And a blood trail leads to who we believe is responsible.

“And we are more than frustrated when it’s literally come out of their (the individuals Head believes are responsible) mouths ‘Yes, we killed him.’ The first night after Tim went missing, (law enforcement) was called out that evening and said they couldn’t go into the woods at night and they’d return the next day,” she added,

That’s the time period when Head believes her nephew’s body and his four-wheeler were taken out of the woods by those responsible, and she considers that a missed opportunity by law enforcement to have found him and/or his four-wheeler.

There was a 4’ x 4’ spot of blood found in the immediate days after Campbell’s disappearance. Head said forensic testing confirmed the blood was TO’s. She also told the FFP the blood spot was found not by law enforcement, but by Tim’s father.

Another concern for Campbell’s family comes with communication from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office keeping them updated with the investigation. The original investigator assigned to the case is no longer with the Sheriff’s Office, and Head said what once was regular communication has descended into limited or no communication.

“We know in our heart of hearts who did this. And the main investigator who had the case is no longer working there. And all the new investigator said is the right thing for my family is just to move on. Frustration is too lenient a word. It’s been 367 days since he disappeared off the face of the earth. We want to bring Timothy home,” Head said.

A $5,000 reward remains in effect payable to anyone who provides information that leads to finding Campbell and, as Head explained, ‘bringing him home.’

Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said he and his investigators are passionate about finding out the truth about what happened to Campbell, holding all who may have been involved responsible and bringing justice to the young man’s family.

Oliver said the original investigator, Colt Montgomery, accepted a job with another law enforcement agency, but Oliver said the case is not assigned to any one of his three investigators. Instead, he said investigating the Campbell case is a ‘team effort’ involving every member of his department.

“They have followed every lead two or three times, even some that seemed far fetched. But they’ve followed up with every one of them. We continue to investigate and build evidence toward a suspect but at this time, there’s just not enough to make an arrest and move forward with prosecution,” Oliver said.

“This case remains a priority and it would be great to get the evidence to close it and give this family closure. And that’s what we continue to work toward every day. We’ve interviewed numerous people—interviewed some in person, some over the phone. But we’ve followed up with every one who came forth with information or who we believe could have information,” Oliver added.

Oliver said there is some evidence that investigators can’t share with family members because ‘the whole case could be compromised.’ I’ve explained we want to keep the family informed but there are some limitations on that,” he said.

Until the day comes when the case is solved, Head will continue to make daily posts reminding people about her nephew. And she hopes a bad situation doesn’t get worse before the case is solved. Head said Tim’s father and brother have been harassed and threatened with guns by the individuals she believes were involved with her nephew’s disappearance.

“Freddie (Campbell’s father) just wants his child back, either way, so we can get that closure. Gravel Hill is a small community where everyone knows everyone’s business. Only the four-wheeler and Timothy are missing. Somebody saw something. If you have any information, please contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. And please keep praying and sharing (the posts about her nephew). I pray no family ever has to go through this,” Head told the FFP.