On September 18, 2017, family members reported 22-year-old Kenneth Eric Jenkins Jr. of St. Helena Island missing. They said Kenneth hadn’t been seen since the morning two days prior and last spoke to him that same evening when Kenneth said he was on a date in Bluffton.

When family members spoke to investigators, they said Kenneth was always accessible whether on his cellphone or social media apps. They said it was not like him to not respond to her which prompted them call to the Sheriff’s Office.

Kenneth, recently having left the Army, was slated to start a new job with a construction company on the 18th. It was a job he never showed up for.

Evidence that was discovered in the early stages of the investigation suggests foul play was involved in Kenneth’s disappearance.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office at 843-255-3200.