Brittany Hammond, 30, a mother of five from Patriot, Indiana, was last seen December 12 or 13, 2018. That evening she told family she was going to the store and would return shortly but never came back. A friend reportedly saw her getting into another vehicle around that time. After she failed to contact relatives about Christmas dinner plans, family members reported her missing.

Her cell phone has been turned off since her disappearance and there has been no activity on her social media or bank accounts. She had been living with her children’s grandmother and was coping with the aftermath of an abusive on-again, off-again relationship with her ex-boyfriend. A day after she vanished, the ex-boyfriend posted a photo on Facebook showing Brittany wrapped in duct tape with the caption R.I.P. Brittany Hammond; family say authorities did not follow up on that post extensively.

Local searches and more than 1,000 hours of investigative work have been carried out, and groups such as Texas EquuSearch have searched near Florence, Indiana, but there have been no breakthroughs. The family continues to hold vigils and searches. If anyone knew Brittany, saw her the night of December 12 or 13, 2018, or has information that could help locate her, please come forward.