Bonnie Lou Drane, 45, was last seen on December 27, 2017, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, where she visited a family member being treated for a gunshot wound. She left the hospital with her roommate, Brenda Carroll, and other relatives, was given $25, and departed in her silver Honda Accord. Her family reports she never voluntarily cut off contact with her children, and her failure to communicate immediately alarmed them.

On January 21, 2018, Bonnie’s silver Honda Accord was found abandoned at an apartment complex on Bridalwood Drive. The driver’s seat was pushed far back, which her family says would be unusual for someone between 5 feet 8 inches and 6 feet 0 inches. All of Bonnie’s personal items remained in the car, including her identification, Social Security card, and debit cards.

Bonnie, Brenda Carroll, and an associate named William Inklebarger all disappeared around the same time; the three were known to associate with one another and to have deep drug connections and transient living situations. Authorities later named Jeremy Jerome Hardison, known as Big Country and already serving a life sentence for a September 2017 shooting, as a person of interest because of his association with the missing people. The FBI has doubled the reward to $20,000 for information leading to their whereabouts or to a conviction.

If anyone knew Bonnie, Brenda, or William, or saw Bonnie’s silver Honda Accord after December 27, 2017, please come forward with any information.