Julie Danielle Ray, 37, disappeared from Calera, Alabama on Christmas Day 2015. A mother of two and a restaurant server, she was last seen by one of her sons on Christmas Eve at a home in Calera and sent a text to her stepfather on Christmas Day saying she couldn’t make it to a family gathering but would be in touch soon. After that message she made no further contact.

Ray is described as 5 feet 7 inches, 131 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes, and has distinctive tattoos including the name Jaylin and the initials CJ on one leg. Family say it was uncharacteristic for her to cut off contact; they also note she had been dealing with personal challenges and may have been trying to change her life. Investigators have considered that she might have planned to relocate or could have been involved in a lifestyle she was attempting to leave.

Her ties included Calera and nearby Bibb and Chilton counties in Alabama and connections in Texas. The Calera Police Department later reopened the investigation with a new team and asked for help from the FBI, which brought additional resources and out-of-state interview capability. Is anyone in Calera, Bibb, Chilton counties or Texas familiar with Julie Ray’s movements or social circle around December 2015?