Jessica Raquel Guillot was 21 when she vanished from Simmesport, Louisiana, on September 7, 2013. That day she dropped her daughter at her mother’s house and was last seen leaving her own home on foot; her mother later found Jessica’s residence ransacked and reported her missing on September 11. Jessica is described as a Black female with black hair, brown eyes, a tattoo reading HBC on her left hand, and a scar on the left side of her face running from the corner of her mouth toward her cheek.

Investigators developed a theory linking her disappearance to stolen drugs and money. In October 2013 five people were arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping: Asa Bentley, Chadwick McGhee, Tamika Williams, Willie Price Jr. and Donnie Edwards. Prosecutors say Bentley led searches for Jessica after accusing her of stealing cocaine. Tamika Williams later pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and testified that she saw Jessica forced into an SUV and heard her being choked and hit as she begged for her life.

Several defendants were convicted of kidnapping offenses; no one has been charged with murder because Jessica’s remains have never been found. If her remains are discovered, prosecutors say they would consider additional charges. Did anyone in Simmesport or the surrounding area have contact with Jessica in early September 2013 or see her after she left home?