Misty Dawn Davis-Beasley, 42, was found dead along the shoulder of the 6300 block of 5th Avenue South in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 1, 2021. The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office later identified her. Authorities treated the death as more than an unexplained tragedy and by October 2021 had reported the case as a homicide, though no suspect or arrest had been announced.

Investigators had difficulty locating relatives or close friends after her body was found in a public stretch of roadway. Records noted she had lived in Bessemer for several years and had ties to an address in Tarrant. She also had two young children in the Birmingham area, but officials could not determine who was caring for them in the immediate aftermath.

Public appeals asked anyone who knew her family to come forward as investigators worked to establish next-of-kin and piece together her final movements. Does anyone who knew Misty or her family have information that could help investigators?