Police seek information about missing College of Charleston student last seen on Halloween
CHARLESTON — Campus and city officials are still seeking information about a College of Charleston student who was last seen at 2 a.m. on Oct. 31.
Owen Tillman Kenney, 19, was reported missing Nov. 1. He was last seen by friends in the area of King Street and Burns Lane early on Halloween, according to a Nov. 2 statement from the Charleston Police Department.
Owen Kenney, a 19-year-old College of Charleston student, was last seen on Oct. 31, 2025.
“He was minutes from his house but never made it home,” according to a post his family shared online. “We want Owen to come home.”
Kenney was wearing a green and white Boston Celtics jersey to celebrate Halloween, a campus advisory said. He is 6-foot-1 and weighs 155 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair shaved in a buzz cut.
He has tattoos on his right forearm, left shoulder, left shin and knee, and may have worn a black zip-up hoodie, as well, according to information shared online.
Police and campus officials did not have an update on the status of the missing persons investigation on Nov. 3.
Kenney is from Tinton Falls, N.J. He transferred to the College of Charleston in January. He is a freshman by credit hours and has not declared a major, a college spokesperson told The Post and Courier on Nov. 3.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts should contact the Charleston Police Department at 843-720-2422 or submit an anonymous tip online.
Any students who need support can contact the campus Counseling Center or reach an on-call counselor by dialing 843-953-5640 and choosing menu option 3, according to the college’s advisory.
