Missing Persons
| Name: | Ayden Cook | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 05/28/2008 | Age: | 17 | |
| Height: | 5ft10in | Weight: | 135 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 2025004889 | ||||
Last Known Location: Cookeville, TN
Missing Persons As Of: 08/23/2025
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Ayden is from Anderson County, but went missing while in Cookeville, TN. Ayden has family in the South Knoxville and it is believed he may be in the Knoxville area staying at random motels off of Merchants/Central with friends. | ||||
| Name: | Melissa Romero | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 06/08/2010 | Age: | 15 | |
| Height: | 5ft5in | Weight: | 155 | |
| Hair: | Black | Eyes: | Unknown | |
| Case: 25-024502 | ||||
Last Known Location: Lonsdale - Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 07/20/2025
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Melissa was last seen by her mom at around 2 AM on July 20th as she was heading into the bathroom saying she had an upset stomach. When her mom went to check on her at around 10 AM, believing she was asleep in her bedroom, she discovered her missing.
Melissa was last seen wearing a white cropped t-shirt, Cookie Monster pants, and a gold necklace and bracelet.
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| Name: | Aryanna Stovall | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 02/12/2008 | Age: | 17 | |
| Height: | 4ft11in | Weight: | 160 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Blue | |
| Case: 25-021970 | ||||
Last Known Location: Fort Sanders area Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 06/30/2025
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| Has connections in Oak Ridge and Clinton, TN. She may have headed to one of these locations. | ||||
| Name: | Adrianna Begley | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 08/21/2008 | Age: | 17 | |
| Height: | 5ft9in | Weight: | Unknown | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 25-021294 | ||||
Last Known Location: Lake Brook Blvd, Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 06/25/2025
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Last seen wearing - Pink camo jacket and pants, black shirt and shorts, and light brown shoes.
Was recently overheard on the phone trying to arrange a ride to Virginia.
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| Name: | Roycises Malone | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Black | |
| DOB: | 09/08/2007 | Age: | 18 | |
| Height: | 6ft1in | Weight: | 190 | |
| Hair: | Black | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 25-019047 | ||||
Last Known Location: Near Buck Toms Park in West Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 06/07/2025
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| Roycises was last seen during the early morning hours of June 7, 2025 around Buck Toms Park in West Knoxville. | ||||
| Name: | Yeyson Diego | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Hispanic | |
| DOB: | 03/29/2008 | Age: | 17 | |
| Height: | 5ft6in | Weight: | 155 | |
| Hair: | Black | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 25-017557 | ||||
Last Known Location: Western Heights area of Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 05/05/2025
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| Sometime during the overnight hours on May 5, 2025 Yeyson left his home. His family has been unable to reach him and are concerned for his well-being. | ||||
| Name: | Bemia Alonzo | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 08/12/2009 | Age: | 16 | |
| Height: | 5ft2in | Weight: | 130 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 25-013744 | ||||
Last Known Location: W. Oldham Ave., Knoxville, TN
Missing Persons As Of: 04/26/2025
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UPDATE (5/8/25): Bemia's family says they now have information that she is not with her boyfriend, but with an unknown friend in the Douglasville, GA area refusing to come home.
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Bemia may be with her boyfriend, Oran Moreno. They may be in his gray Dodge Charger heading to North Carolina.
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| Name: | Brionna Reagan | |||
| Nickname: | Brie Anna | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 10/22/2009 | Age: | 15 | |
| Height: | 5ft6in | Weight: | 200 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Hazel | |
| Case: 25-010646 | ||||
Last Known Location: Cecil Ave, Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 04/02/2025
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| Brionna left her home between 7 PM and 7:45 PM on April 2, 2025. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and pink/black pajama pants. Brionna has a tattoo on her right arm. | ||||
| Name: | Zachary Yadon | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 12/19/2008 | Age: | 16 | |
| Height: | 5ft8in | Weight: | 170 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Green | |
| Case: 23-037158 | ||||
Last Known Location: Central High School - Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 10/27/2023
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| Missing teens, sister and brother, Mackenzie and Zachary Yadon have not been seen or heard from since leaving left Central High School - Knoxville. Officials believe they may be staying in either the Knox County area around Dantedale Road area or in Union County. | ||||
| Name: | Mackenzie Yadon | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 03/14/2007 | Age: | 18 | |
| Height: | 5ft4in | Weight: | 165 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 23-037157 | ||||
Last Known Location: Central High School - Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 10/27/2023
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| Missing teens, sister and brother, Mackenzie and Zachary Yadon have not been seen or heard from since leaving left Central High School - Knoxville. Officials believe they may be staying in either the Knox County area around Dantedale Road area or in Union County. | ||||
| Name: | David Byron Brown | |||
| Nickname: | Bella | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Black | |
| DOB: | 02/16/1965 | Age: | 60 | |
| Height: | 5ft8in | Weight: | 165 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
Last Known Location: Newcomen St, Alcoa, TN
Missing Persons As Of: 02/16/2004
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| Brown was last seen by his mom around 10 am on February 12, 2004 leaving his home on foot. At the time he was wearing blue jeans, a hooded sweatshirt, and tennis shoes. Brown has a scar on his left calf. Brown has an extensive criminal history in Blount and Knox County and over the years there have been rumors that his disappearance may be linked to these crimes and some of the associates he was involved with. | ||||
| Name: | Sharon Leinart | |||
| Nickname: | Angela | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 10/28/1954 | Age: | 70 | |
| Height: | 5ft7in | Weight: | 135 | |
| Hair: | Blonde | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 13-010258 | ||||
Last Known Location: January 2013 at Volunteer Ministries in the 500 block of N. Broadway, Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 03/26/2013
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UPDATE
61-year-old Randall Lee Rose was recently indicted by a Knox County Grand Jury for the murder of Sharon Leinart, a woman who was reported missing in Knoxville in 2013.
At the time of her disappearance, Leinart was homeless and had last been seen in January 2013 at Volunteer Ministries in the 500 block of N. Broadway. A family member allegedly spoke with Leinart in late January. At that time, she reported that she was staying at a Knoxville-area motel.
Leinart was not seen again and her body was never recovered.
Rose is currently serving a life sentence for a murder that happened in 2021 in Jackson, Tennessee. During that investigation, Rose volunteered information that he was involved in a murder in Knoxville. In the course of the investigation by the KPD Homicide Unit, detectives were able to connect Rose to the disappearance and death of Leinart.
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Sharon’s sister last heard from her on January 23, 2013 then on March 26, 2013 she contacted the Knoxville Police Department to report her missing. Sharon was 58 at the time and was known to frequent areas around the Salvation Army and KARM, as well as area hotels. She also was known to use the name “Angela.” During her last contact with her family, Sharon indicated she had been picked up by someone and presumably was taken to stay at their house. The circumstances of Sharon’s disappearance were concerning at the time and remain concerning today.
| Name: | Byron M. Edwards Jr. | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Black | |
| DOB: | 08/23/1991 | Age: | 34 | |
| Height: | 6ft1in | Weight: | 205 | |
| Hair: | Black | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 22-010519 | ||||
Last Known Location: Preston Ridge
Missing Persons As Of: 03/24/2022
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Have you seen #missingperson Byron Edwards, 30? He was spotted this weekend in the Pleasant Ridge area. He has several medical conditions and if seen should not be approached. If seen call 9-1-1. If you know where he may be staying contact East TN Valley Crime Stoppers – Call: 865-215-7165, Text: **TIPS, Mobile App: P3 TIPS, or online at www.eastnvalleycrimestoppers.org. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a CASH reward.
| Name: | Christina Stoddard | |||
| Nickname: | Sheba | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 04/07/1980 | Age: | 45 | |
| Height: | 5ft3in | Weight: | 120 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 07-051616 | ||||
Last Known Location: Around the Walmart on Clinton Highway
Missing Persons As Of: 10/26/2007
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| Name: | David Edward Dareing | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 09/09/1968 | Age: | 57 | |
| Height: | 6ft2in | Weight: | 190 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Hazel | |
| Case: 21-033966 | ||||
Last Known Location: 7310 Stockton Drive, Knoxville, TN
Missing Persons As Of: 08/01/2021
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| David left the sober living facility on 8/01/21 to visit his brother in Richmond, VA. He left in his white 2005 Land Rover with Texas tags and was last spotted in the Chesapeake, VA area on August. 6th. He could be in either Knoxville, Virginia or Eastern NC. He has experience working on solar energy farms and may be looking for work in these areas. | ||||
| Name: | Kendra King | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 11/01/2005 | Age: | 19 | |
| Height: | 5ft5in | Weight: | 180 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 21-018438 | ||||
Last Known Location: Foster Home on Avenue A
Missing Persons As Of: 05/24/2021
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| At around 11 am Kendra and her sister Hannah climbed out of the bedroom window of their foster home. It is believed they may be on their way to Lenoir City or in the Western Heights area. | ||||
| Name: | Brenda Kay Carroll | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 10/11/1971 | Age: | 53 | |
| Height: | 5ft1in | Weight: | 140 | |
| Hair: | Blonde | Eyes: | Hazel | |
| Case: 18-012412 | ||||
Last Known Location: Keith Avenue, Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 12/27/2017
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| Carroll has been known to hangout around Broadway and the Linden Avenue area. Carroll may be homeless. Carroll may be in the company of Bonnie Drane and William Inklebarger. | ||||
| Name: | Bonnie Drane | |||
| Gender: | Female | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 05/28/1972 | Age: | 53 | |
| Height: | 5ft7in | Weight: | 140 | |
| Hair: | Brown | Eyes: | Brown | |
| Case: 18-001134 | ||||
Last Known Location: N. Broadway area - Homeless
Missing Persons As Of: 12/27/2017
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| Name: | William Inklebarger | |||
| Gender: | Male | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 04/01/1977 | Age: | 48 | |
| Height: | 6ft0in | Weight: | 150 | |
| Hair: | Black | Eyes: | Hazel | |
| Case: 18-001515 | ||||
Last Known Location: Cherry Street. Inklebarger has also been known to stay in the Linden Avenue area.
Missing Persons As Of: 12/29/2017
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| Name: | Olivia G. Campbell | |||
| Nickname: | Levi | |||
| Gender: | Transgender | Race: | Caucasian | |
| DOB: | 07/14/2006 | Age: | 19 | |
| Height: | 5ft5in | Weight: | 145 | |
| Hair: | Black | Eyes: | Hazel | |
| Case: 24-012309 | ||||
Last Known Location: Division Street, Knoxville
Missing Persons As Of: 04/17/2024
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Olivia “Levi” Campbell was last seen leaving Division Street on April 17th at around 7:45 PM running towards John Tarleton Park. Campbell’s family and friends are concerned for her safety and well-being. Campbell has a scar on her left leg and a tattoo. She was last seen wearing a brown beanie, Carolina Blue hoodie, and grey sweats. | ||||
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