Wayma Lynn White, known to family as Lynn, was 44 when she was last seen in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 15, 2002. She is described as having blond or strawberry-colored hair, green eyes, pierced ears, scars on her forehead and cheek, and a surgical pin in her right knee. On the day she vanished she was reportedly wearing a green shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes; her disappearance followed an argument with her husband after which she left the residence and was not heard from again.

Five weeks later the husband pawned Wayma’s wedding rings, despite telling investigators she had been wearing them when she left. He died in a trailer fire on November 25, 2002, the same day he had been scheduled to take a polygraph about her disappearance. Wayma’s sister also raised concerns about inappropriate conduct by a Buncombe County deputy during the investigation. The case remains unsolved and the family is still seeking answers.

Did anyone in Asheville around August 2002 see Wayma or know where she might have gone after leaving home?