The Unsolved Disappearance of Colin Arey

Twenty-six-year-old Colin ‘Cole’ Arey went missing on January 25, 2017. The last time that anyone had seen him, was when his stepfather had allegedly dropped him off at the Brewer Civic Center (Brewer, Maine). That same day, Cole had been in contact with a former coworker on Facebook Messenger, but all communication ceased when he disappeared. Since his disappearance, there had been no activity on his bank accounts, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Colin ‘Cole’ James Arey was born on June 22, 1990. He lived with his stepfather, David Appleby, and his siblings, in Bucksport, Maine. Cole weighed 240 pounds, and was 5’9”. He had strawberry blond hair, and blue eyes. Cole had a reddish birthmark above his left eye.

Cole was an openly gay man. He had been described by his loved ones as being extremely quiet, and reserved. Cole was very shy, and struggled with anxiety. He loved playing video games. Cole was not known to drink, or do drugs. After going to school in New York, Cole had found work as a substitute teacher at Bucksport’s ‘G. Herbert Jewett School’, and also worked as an education technician for the Bucksport School Department — the same location his mother had worked at before her death.

Although his birth name was ‘Colin’, he would often go by his chosen name, ‘Cole’. This was because he’d often get bullied…