Danielle Hoyle was 27 when she was found shot to death near her abandoned car in Memphis’ Whitehaven neighborhood on February 1, 2022. She had given birth two days earlier; her newborn daughter, Kennedy Hoyle, was missing when Danielle’s body was discovered. Family reported Danielle left home with the infant to meet the baby’s father, 25-year-old Brandon Isabelle, and could not be reached afterward. Police found Danielle’s vehicle with a broken window and her body nearby with a gunshot wound to the head. An AMBER Alert was issued for 2-day-old Kennedy.

According to investigators, Isabelle confessed to luring Danielle to a secluded area and shooting her, then taking the infant to the Upper Mud Island Boat Ramp, throwing the baby and the murder weapon into the Mississippi River. Kennedy’s body was never recovered; the baby’s car seat was later found abandoned by a Walmart dumpster. Isabelle was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and especially aggravated kidnapping, and a grand jury indicted him in September 2022.

Does anyone have information about Danielle’s last movements or about Kennedy’s disappearance?