Jessica Gray, a 30-year-old mother of two from Benton Harbor, Michigan, was last seen on the evening of Sunday, December 1, 2019. Police were called for a welfare check at a Benton Township home early on December 2 after a relative of the resident, 38-year-old Willie Lark Jr., found the front door ajar and what appeared to be blood in the doorway. Officers reported live ammunition and spent shell casings inside the house, but neither Lark nor Jessica were present.

Jessica’s family says she had been at that address and feared she might have been shot. Lark was later identified as a person of interest and was arrested December 9 in Columbus, Ohio, on a parole violation and other unrelated charges, then extradited to Michigan; he reportedly did not cooperate about Jessica’s whereabouts. Investigators collected blood evidence at the scene, but it has not been publicly confirmed whether it matched Jessica. Nearly two years after her disappearance, Jessica’s mother, Caroline Gray, found items she believed belonged to Jessica at a former school building; police collected those items.

The case remains unsolved and Jessica’s family continues to press for answers. If anyone knew Jessica, saw her on December 1, 2019, or has information about the Benton Township residence, please come forward.