Faith Lindsey, 17, a member of the Chickasaw Nation from Ada, Oklahoma, was last seen October 28, 2019, while living in Pauls Valley with her 24-year-old boyfriend, Tanner Dean Washington. She had moved in with Washington about four months earlier and worked at a local Sonic. Washington initially said he dropped her off for her shift, but coworkers said she never arrived.

Family members received texts from Faith’s phone that they felt were out of character, with unusual spelling and grammar and claims she was with someone who wouldn’t let her go home. Investigators developed evidence of Washington’s controlling and abusive behavior; he was on probation for assault and battery against Faith when she disappeared.

The investigation involved the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, and the Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police Department. Washington was arrested for murder in December 2019; he later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and has refused to disclose where Faith’s body is located. Searches using drones and other methods have continued but Faith remains missing. If anyone knew Faith’s routines, where she might have been taken, or has information about the location of her remains, please come forward.