Lynch was last seen on Christmas Eve, 2003. He had been drinking heavily at a friend's house, and he and his girlfriend went to her house on Claud Lewis Road in Middlesex, North Carolina so he could sober up. He was last seen leaving his girlfriend's home at 1:00 a.m., trying to get to his own home in Wilson, North Carolina. Lynch was supposed to call his girlfriend when he arrived, but he never did. He has never been heard from again and his white 1992 Pontiac Grand Am with the North Carolina license plate number RZS 4814 has never been found. His mother reported him missing on December 26.

It's uncharacteristic of Lynch to leave without warning. He has a violent temper and investigators theorize he got into a physical altercation with someone that resulted in his death. He may have been involved with drugs at the time of his disappearance and drugs may be a factor in his case. Authorities believe Lynch is deceased, but little evidence is available in his disappearance.