Essie Elaine Valentine, 57 and often called Elaine, was last seen in Evensville, Tennessee, on July 10, 2017, when police responded to a noise complaint at her home on Medlin Pike and spoke with her. In the weeks and months before that visit her relationship with live-in boyfriend Robert Doyle Eatmon was volatile: Eatmon was arrested for domestic assault on April 29, 2017, and a no-contact order followed; officers were called to the residence again on May 29 and June 10 for alleged violations.

On July 11, 2017, Eatmon was arrested on theft charges, booked and released the same day, then moved to Florida and transferred his green GMC Jimmy to his landlord as payment for back rent. Eatmon’s daughter and his ex-wife also left Tennessee in the weeks around Essie’s disappearance, leaving her isolated with a suspended driver’s license and limited local support.

Essie’s daughter officially reported her missing on October 12, 2017, after months of worrying silence. The circumstances of her disappearance remain unclear and unresolved.

If anyone knew Essie, lived in Evensville in 2017, or has information about her last days, please share what you remember.