Myrtle Polk, an 88-year-old retired teacher and devout church member known as Mama M or Aunt Myrt, went missing from her Laureland neighborhood home in southern Dallas. She was last seen on June 8, 2024, sitting outside her house on Indian Creek Trail talking with a neighbor. She did not attend church the next day, which prompted concern, and a Silver Alert was issued on June 10, 2024.

At the time she disappeared Polk was in the early stages of dementia but remained highly functional, according to family. Her black 2004 Lexus ES 330 was also missing from the residence. Her son Phillip flew in from Atlanta to help lead searches; volunteers canvassed the neighborhood and checked hospitals and shelters. In November 2025 children found the missing Lexus submerged and overturned in Five Mile Creek more than 100 yards from the nearest road; some personal items were inside the car but Myrtle was not. Dallas police conducted renewed searches of the creek and surrounding area with K-9 teams and mounted officers but no further clues have been reported.

What did neighbors or visitors in Laureland see around Indian Creek Trail on and after June 8, 2024?