LaResha Walker, 23: Tennessee Woman & Her Mother Disappear 17 Years Apart

Both mysteries remain unsolved.

A neighbor of LaResha Deana Walker listened to the 23-year-old woman arguing outside her apartment on November 19, 1999. Who she was fighting with remains a mystery, but it’s the last time anyone heard from the young mother.

The day LaResha went missing seemed like any other. The Peterbilt Motors Company employee took her two-year-old son to her sister’s house, and after leaving him there, she was scheduled to get her car inspected by a mechanic the following day in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. LaResha gave her father, Sidney Walker, a call that evening between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m., and sometime during the night, the neighbor reported that they heard LaResha and another person engaged in a verbal spat.

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Waiting For LaResha

The next day, LaResha’s family members expected to hear from her, but their calls went unanswered. Her sister, LaKisha Chambers, went to LaResha’s apartment to find out what happened and arrived at a strange scene. A stereo was blasting music, and the lights were still on in the home, but LaResha wasn’t there.

“The screen was locked and nothing seemed out of place,” LaKisha said. “Only thing was the music was really loud.” She turned down the music, shut off the lights, and left the apartment. LaResha had only been living at that location for less than a month.