Joynell Brandon, 43, a mother of three from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was last seen May 13, 2025. That evening she was dropped off at a friend’s house on Fluker Street to play cards and, later, was reportedly picked up by a man driving a white box truck on University Avenue around 10:00 p.m. In the early hours of May 14 a family member got a text from Joynell’s phone asking them to open the door; when they did she was not there. Her daughter said that complete‑sentence texts were uncharacteristic. Joynell had a diagnosed mental health condition and was not carrying her medication.

Investigators focused on the man last seen with her, Tony Thompson Jr. A 9mm shell casing was found under the passenger seat of the white box truck; a Glock 17 consistent with that casing was later recovered from Thompson’s home. Thompson crashed a car during a police pursuit days after the disappearance and was detained.

In July the state crime lab confirmed Joynell’s blood was in the box truck linked to Thompson, a finding prosecutors say, along with the shell casing and DNA evidence, supports belief that she was killed and concealed. Does anyone have information about Joynell’s movements that night or about the white box truck seen on University Avenue?