Late summer 2018 brought growing concern for 26-year-old Trish Haynes, a woman originally from Florida who had been staying in the Grafton, New Hampshire area. Her last confirmed contact with family was in May 2018; after weeks of silence she was reported missing and the search ended in early September 2018 when investigators recovered a washer and dryer from Grants Pond containing human remains. DNA testing in January 2019 confirmed the remains were Trish Haynes, and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office later announced her death was a homicide.

Authorities kept the discovery confidential for months, notifying only a few close family members and asking them not to speak publicly, a decision that forced the family to maintain the appearance of an ongoing missing-person search. The investigation remains active and unsolved; no arrests have been announced. Public attention has centered on Douglas and Ashley Smith, the couple Trish was reportedly living with, and friends have alleged they witnessed abuse at the Smiths’ residence, but neither has been charged in Trish’s death.

Did anyone in Grafton or the surrounding area know where Trish spent her time or have information about the Smiths’ household?