Missing in Music City

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Marcus Rutledge disappeared on June 8, 1998, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 23 years old and had been attending Tennessee State University. Nearly a month later, Marcus’s car, a red Plymouth Neon, was found abandoned about 20 miles from his apartment in Nashville. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz talks to his father, David Rutledge, his sister, Felicia Rutledge, his ex-girlfriend Valencia Bryant, and Metro Nashville Police Department Detective Matthew Filter. UPDATE: In January 2025, remains found in 2010 were positively identified as belonging to Marcus. Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/remains-identified-marcus-rutledge-tennessee-rcna190291Authorities suspect foul play and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Metro Nashville Police Department Cold Case Unit at 615-862-7329. Get more information and see pictures of Marcus Rutledge here: https://www.nbcnews.com/datelinemissing