Concern grew for 38-year-old Heather Stinnett in spring 2019 after family members lost contact. Her mother last saw her in October the previous year; the last confirmed sighting was April 5, 2019, when Knox County Sheriff’s Office records show she was taken into custody. Since her release there has been no known contact.

Heather is about five feet five inches, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and has a scar on her throat. Her last known address was in the Austin Homes area of Knoxville, and she was known to frequent Knox Area Rescue Ministries and the Broadway and Central area. The Knoxville Police Department, Lenoir City Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are involved and the case remains active.

If anyone saw Heather after April 5, 2019, or knows where she might be, please share what we can pass along to investigators.