Anastasia Talisha Meaders, a 29-year-old African American woman, was reported missing in 2016 and last seen alive in June 2016. Her black 2007 Chevrolet Impala was later found abandoned at Liberty Park, a few miles from where skeletal remains were recovered on January 15, 2019, in a wooded area near a water tower off Bridgewater Lane in Mooresville, North Carolina.

University of Northern Texas Center for Human Identification confirmed the remains were Anastasia’s by DNA, and the cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head. The missing-person case was reclassified as a homicide after identification. Timothy Lavaun Crumitie, a 54-year-old former pastor who was the last person seen with Anastasia before her disappearance, was charged with her murder; he was already in custody in connection with violent crimes against members of Anastasia’s family and others.

Anyone who knew Anastasia, saw her vehicle in 2016, or has information about her last known movements is asked to come forward.