The person at the center of this case
Paul Gene Billings
Missing Person · Open
40 years waiting · since 1986
Missing Person: Paul Gene Billings
Justice for Paul Gene Billings — the trail went cold in 1986, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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Lead #1Why did Paul need $100 for a speeding fine, and was the fine actually issued or was this a pretext for the call?
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Lead #2What happened between the August 1986 phone call and now that would cause a regular communicator to completely cease all contact with family?
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Lead #3Paul had ties to Galena and Chicago, Illinois, and California—did he travel to any of these locations around the time of his disappearance?
Paul Gene Billings, a 26-year-old from Dalton, Georgia, disappeared in August 1986 after calling his mother requesting $100 for a speeding fine. He never called back, and his family has had no contact with him since, which they describe as highly unusual given his regular communication habits. Despite being missing for nearly four decades, the case remains unsolved with no confirmed sightings or evidence of his whereabouts.
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Lead #4Who was Paul with or in contact with in the days before his final call to his mother?
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NamUs case MP82196. Missing person: Paul Gene Billings.
Last known contact: 1986-08-01 in Dalton, Whitfield, GA. Circumstances: The last contact Paul Billings had with his family was in August of 1986.
Paul called his mother’s home and told her he needed $100 to pay a fine he had been issued for speeding. Paul never called back, and the family has never heard from him again.
It is uncharacteristic of Paul to fail to call home on a regular basis, and the family believes the lack of contact is suspicious. Paul has ties to Galena, Illinois; Chicago, Illinois and California Demographics: 26 years, Male, White / Caucasian.
Physical description: 6 ft 0 in, 185 lbs, hair: Brown, eyes: Hazel. Investigating agency: Marietta Police Department | 0121009158 | 2021-06-30.
Timeline of Events
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1986-08-01
Last known contact
Paul called his mother's home and requested $100 for a speeding fine. He never called back after this conversation.
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Case Information
Incident:August 1, 1986
Last Updated:September 26, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 1, 1986
Last Updated:September 26, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 7707945300
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