Kaitlynn Abree Ledbetter, 25, vanished from her home on Turkeytown Road in the rural Hilham community in the early morning of May 2, 2021. After a reported heated argument with her father’s girlfriend, Kaitlynn reportedly jumped from her bedroom window at about 5:30 a.m. and ran into nearby woods. She was last seen barefoot wearing a blue sleeveless pajama top and white shorts with blue polka dots, having left her cell phone and other personal belongings behind.

Tracker dogs brought in about a week later followed her scent to the edge of a road before losing the trail, and investigators later considered the possibility she was picked up by a vehicle. A full search of the property was not conducted for nine months. Evidence at the house was destroyed when the residence burned in August 2021; the fire also killed Crystal Tyson, the father’s girlfriend. It was also reported that text messages from Kaitlynn’s phone from around the time she disappeared were lost by the initial investigator. The Overton County Sheriff’s Office keeps the investigation open.

If anyone has information about Kaitlynn’s movements on May 2, 2021, or remembers seeing a vehicle near Turkeytown Road that morning, please share what was seen.