Maughon was last seen leaving Whitey's Hideaway Lounge and Bar in Winder, Georgia, during evening hours of April 8, 1985. He had just finished a pool tournament there, and was carrying $4, 000 in cash that he'd won at poker. Maughon has never been heard from again. His black 1972 Ford Torino was found unlocked and abandoned in the sand parking lot of the Old Fort in Fort Yargo State Park, overlooking Fort Yargo Lake, on April 9. The keys were missing. At the time of his disappearance he was living with his girlfriend at the Bethlehem Mobile Home Park outside of Winder.