Since Luke Michael Butler went missing in October 2019, investigators and family members have been searching for answers surrounding his disappearance.

In 2022, Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said they found Butler’s skull near the woods around Rocky Springs Road.

Jones says another search team combed through that same area Saturday and found what they believe to be more of Butler’s remains, including a shoe that his sister, Harmony Garcia, said belonged to her brother. “It’s been a tough three or four years for my family,” said Garcia. The remains were sent to the Regional Forensics Center in Knoxville.

Butler, who left behind four children of his own, used to interact with Garcia’s children on a regular basis. “He would go out there and play with the kids, and he took my boys hunting and taught them how to hunt. He was a good person,” said Garcia.

While Sheriff Jones said they’re continuing to investigate the death as a homicide, they’re not ruling anything out as they continue to search for details around Butler’s disappearance.

If you have any information, you’re asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.