Tabitha Lynn Franklin disappeared from Cullman County, Alabama, in the late summer of 2009. She was last reported at a friend’s home in the West Point area on the evening of August 13, a month before her 28th birthday. Her ex-boyfriend says he picked her up that night, drove her to his workplace in Hueytown, left to run errands, and returned to find her gone; other reports suggest she may never have reached Hueytown.

Tabitha was known to be devoted to her three children and in the habit of regular contact with family; her failure to appear for a school snack duty the following Monday prompted alarm.

Searches and investigative efforts have continued over the years: a 2011 search of Smith Lake followed reports of clothing found there; in 2014 investigators excavated a Vinemont area after cadaver dogs and ground-penetrating radar indicated a possible site but found no evidence. Police have said there is no definitive evidence of foul play; as of October 2025 the reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction had been increased to $20,000. If anyone knew Tabitha, her movements that August evening, or has information that could help, please come forward.