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*Last Updated – June 2, 2025* DISCOVERY: On March 25, 2003, surveyors scouting out land for a highway bypass came across scattered skeletal remains in a drainage creek behind Alice’s Bar, in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee. The location, described as a small wooded area, was located near McGhee Tyson Airport, at the intersection of North
EARLY LIFE: Bethany Markowski was born on February 1, 1990, to Johnie Jo Carter and Larry Markowski. The pair each had two children from previous relationships, meaning Bethany was their fifth and youngest child. By all accounts, she was a sweet, yet sassy girl who was known for her loving nature. In January 2001, Larry
UPDATE FEBRUARY 2026: The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has announced they’ve identified the decedent known as “Vandy Jane Doe”, revealing her to be 25-year-old Yadezia Jones. According to a press release, the identification came through a joint effort by Othram, Inc., the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI) and DNA Investigative Solutions.
DISAPPEARANCE: On the afternoon of June 15, 2021, Summer Wells was helping her mother, Candus Bly, and her maternal grandmother garden at their residence on Ben Hill Road in Beech Creek, Tennessee, approximately 30 miles from the North Carolina border. At some point, the 5-year-old asked to go in and play with her toys in
*Last Updated – June 30, 2024* EARLY LIFE: Tonetta Yvette Carlisle was born on August 28, 1973. She lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her mother and brother, Nonie Sturdivant and Darrell Stewart. Those who knew the teenager remember her being a big fan of fast food and pizza, and they note she would often spend
Stories of the Unsolved 