Layla Dawne Adkins, 32, was last seen at her home on Highway 41 in Leeds on November 13, 2008. She had moved into that residence with a man in September and was reportedly planning a future with him, staying in weekly contact with family and visiting at least once a month. Layla was a mother of two daughters who were not in her custody but with whom she kept in touch.

After November 13 all communication stopped. Family concern grew when two months passed without word and a Christmas gift was returned. On January 21, 2009 her brother and sister-in-law reported her missing. The house on Highway 41 was found empty with none of her personal belongings; her cell phone had not been used since the last sighting. A housemate later told police she had moved out and suggested she might be in Houston with someone she knew online, but that man told Houston detectives he had not seen her in years. The housemate reportedly refused a polygraph; Layla’s ex-husband took one. A warrant for her arrest for violating a 2008 suspended sentence was issued in January 2009. Authorities suspect foul play, and the family believes she may have died of an overdose and been disposed of, but the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Layla, her movements in Leeds after mid-November 2008, or has information about the housemate or the man mentioned in Houston, please come forward.