The Unsolved Disappearance of Joseph ‘Skyler’ Burnley

What happened to 27-year-old Joseph “Skyler’ Burnley?

This case takes us to Brandon, Mississippi, a rural area just east of Jackson and near the center of the state.

Joseph, who goes by the name Skyler or Sky, went missing on June 3, 2016. The circumstances are beyond sketchy.

This is one of those cases that seems like it is so close to being solved. The investigators seem to have an idea of what may have happened. They think they know the ‘WHO”, but are lacking the ‘WHY” and the “WHERE”.

Skyler was a good guy- according to everyone who knew him. He said ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’, referred to everyone as Ma’am and Sir, and treated everyone with great respect. He opened doors for people and just smiled at everyone he saw.

Despite his good-guy image, Skyler did have some trouble with drugs and did spend some time in jail. Skyler’s family thought he was working on that and trying to turn his life around.

However, on June 2, 2016, Skyler went to hang out with his friend, Travis Lee Brewer, and Travis’s common-law wife Amanda. At the time, Sklyer lived with his grandmother, and everyone said he took care of her and loved her tremendously. He called her on the evening of June 2, to let her know he would be spending the night at…