Katelyn Beard was 17 when she was reported missing from Jackson, Mississippi, in late August 2014 after meeting 19-year-old Dewayne Thompson online. The acquaintance lasted about ten days. An Amber Alert was issued on a Sunday when she was reported missing; evidence at a Jackson residence, including blood, suggested a shooting and serious injury. Her car was found abandoned in west Jackson the next day and Thompson was taken into custody in a nearby vacant house.

Searchers later found Katelyn’s body in a rural area of Madison County, not far from a road and with no effort made to hide it. Thompson helped lead authorities to the location and was later charged with capital murder after initially facing aggravated assault, kidnapping, and auto theft charges. Investigators said Katelyn and Thompson had reportedly used drugs together before her death, and the coroner estimated her body had been at the site for about two days.

If anyone knew Katelyn, her movements that week, or has information about her last contacts, please share what you know.