Kaitlyn Abree Ledbetter was 25 when she disappeared from her home on Turkey Town Road in rural Hilham, Tennessee, in the early morning hours of May 2, 2021. The account says that after a heated argument with her father’s girlfriend, Crystal Tyson, Kaitlyn jumped from her bedroom window and ran into the surrounding woods barefoot, wearing a blue sleeveless t-shirt and white pajama shorts with blue polka dots. She left all personal belongings behind, including her cell phone.

Search efforts began immediately. A week later tracker dogs were used; handlers reported the dogs followed a scent from the house to the edge of a nearby road and then the trail ended, prompting speculation she may have gotten into a vehicle. Family members reportedly received oddly worded texts from Kaitlyn’s phone after she was said to have left without it, and the family says some key evidence, including those texts, was later lost by a former investigator.

On August 18, 2021, the house where Kaitlyn lived was destroyed by fire. Firefighters found Crystal Tyson’s body in the basement; Kaitlyn’s father, Scott Ledbetter, survived. The blaze removed a key witness and may have destroyed remaining evidence. Does anyone have information about Kaitlyn’s movements on May 2, 2021, or about the texts sent from her phone after she went missing?