Tracy Owana Jones was 19 when she disappeared from a truck stop along Interstate 40 in Arkansas this autumn. On November 15, 2006, her boyfriend and employer, Robert Blair, dropped her at the Pilot Travel Center at the Galloway exit where she spent the day working and speaking with travelers. When routine evening check-ins went unanswered, concern grew; Blair reported her missing to Little Rock police on November 17 after family contact turned up nothing.

Eleven days after she was last seen Tracy’s body was found on November 26, 2006, in a semi-wooded area off the road in Memphis, Tennessee. An autopsy determined she had been sexually assaulted, beaten, and stabbed, and that blunt force trauma to the head was the cause of death. Investigators believe she was likely killed somewhere other than where her body was recovered and that those responsible may have ties to the trucking industry.

No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced; the FBI is offering up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone knew Tracy, saw her at the Galloway Pilot on November 15, 2006, or has other information, please come forward.