Myra Lewis, 2: Disappeared From Her Front Yard in 2014
The Myra Lewis mystery has baffled authorities for years.
Each year, the community of Camden, Mississippi, honors the anniversary of when two-year-old Myra Lewis vanished without a trace. The little girl was playing in the front yard of her home as her mother, Ericka Lewis, left to go shopping on March 1, 2014, between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Myra was outside with her sister as their father, Gregory Lewis, was inside caring for the youngest sibling, a one-month-old.
Ericka said she told the girls to go inside the house with their father, but didn't stay to see if they actually went. There was nothing out of the ordinary at the rural home, but one significant problem: Each parent thought the other was caring for the girls. Ericka returned home around 3:00 p.m. and asked about Myra, but Gregory told her he was under the impression their daughter wasn't home.
Gregory set out on his ATV and searched for his little girl. He told news reporters and authorities that he had the family dogs in tow to help find Myra, but they weren't tracking dogs, so it was in vain. Police sent K-9s to locate Myra, but they were unsuccessful. A massive search team descended on the small town as officers spent almost five hours combing a four-mile radius of the Lewis home. They didn't come up with any information.
Four years later, there haven't been any new leads in the Myra Lewis case, but her mother had a run-in with the law that landed her behind bars.
Three weeks after Myra went missing, her mother, Ericka, was arrested for violating her probation. She was accused of being a felon with a firearm and failing to pay court costs and supervision fees. Ericka was arrested and held in jail while her husband, Gregory, said he wasn't even aware that Ericka had a welfare fraud conviction on her record. He claimed that he works so many hours that things go on at home that he's not privy to.
In the initial stages of the investigation, Myra's grandmother, Antoinette Lewis, held out hope that her granddaughter was alive and well.
"Whoever got her, just send her back home. I love her," Antoinette said. "Myra was a good child. She was very obedient. She was smart. She's two, but she has the mind of a three or four-year-old."
There is a $20,000 reward for anyone who finds Myra Lewis. If you have any information or if little Myra looks familiar to you, don't hesitate to contact the Madison County Sheriff's Department at 601-987-1530.
Myra Lewis: What To Know
Myra was last seen wearing white or khaki-colored pants, a turquoise/blue sweater with a bear design on the front, and pink tennis shoes. She is described as having black hair and brown eyes. She would be six years old at the time of this publication.
Little else is known in Myra's case.
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