Heaven LaShae Ross, known to family as Shae, was 11 when she left her Northport, Alabama, home on the morning of Tuesday, August 19, 2003, to walk to her school bus stop for Collins-Riverside Middle School and never arrived. Her disappearance prompted a large search and remained unsolved for years.

On December 19, 2006, human skeletal remains were found in a crawlspace of an abandoned house in Holt, about eight miles from where Shae was last seen. Clothing recovered with the remains included a distinctive hot pink Bratz shirt and a nearby bookbag; dental records later confirmed the identity as Heaven LaShae Ross. The condition of the remains prevented determination of an exact cause of death, but authorities state she had been murdered. The house had been known as a site of illicit activity, and investigators believe people who frequented the property may have information.

Early investigative steps included voluntary polygraph tests taken and passed by her parents, Beth and Kevin Thompson, and questioning of a 21-year-old acquaintance of Shae’s older brother who was later cleared. A suspicious fire in Shae’s bedroom about five weeks after her disappearance was reported but did not produce a breakthrough. No arrests have been announced and the case remains active. Does anyone have information about Shae, the abandoned house in Holt, or people frequenting that property around 2003–2006?