UNSOLVED: Bethany Markowski vanishes from Tennessee mall in 2001

Bethany Markowski, 11, was caught in the middle of a bitter divorce and custody battle, and then one day she just disappeared. More: bit.ly/2zaWWww

[@__gemoftheeast]

“He told me he was married but separated.” First red flag. If anyone tells you this, tell them “Hit me up when the divorce is finalized.” I never trust that bs.

[@LCbabyxO]

Factssss

[@InspiredxxFamily]

Right

[@Jay-qb6tb]

Tfw being honest is turned to a red flag for a man

[@goalaspect]

True that

[@reinhardt5405]

In general the smartest move would be to simply move on and get with someone who is single. People who are divorced have a wagon of issues from their previous marriage. But to each their own I guess.

[@tracyrasmussen8117]

This poor child seems to have been put in way too many adult situations and conversations. C'mon parents! Let kids be kids!

[@Jadenmic]

Exactly. My parents were the same way and I grew up way to fast. It also severely effects your trust in people when even your own parents complain about their relationship and life to you.

[@tracyrasmussen8117]

@@Jadenmic sorry to hear you went through that. My niece's mother dogged my brother (niece's dad) and our family her whole growing up life. It was terrible! Her mom wouldn't allow her to call her dad, dad at her house. She could only refer to him by his first name. Ugh! But now she's 22 and guess who she's close to?!? Yup, us! She actually thanked us for not fighting back with her mom, cause in the end it would've just made things worse. Damn immature people!

[@basicbecky6306]

Yea like when the mom saod she asked her if that meant she wasnt gonna bite her nails anymore.... A kid doesnt think that way unless the mom is telling her "see, you're biting your nails because you're so stresssed out"..... Seems like the mom was planting things in her head.

[@lannamama2034]

Unfortunately, there are a lot of kids put in that very same position. It tends to mess with them a lot throughout life.

[@Jadenmic]

@@basicbecky6306 True, I realised this more in my teen and adult years because I was asking myself why do I bite my nails they are so ugly!!! And I came to the conclusion when I'm bored or stressed that's why. Maybe she asked her mom because kids bullied her about her nails. Although I was never bullied about it but who knows.

[@tessmoney]

Why does the interviewer have this face 🤨 the entire time?

[@ecasey91]

Lmao it’s the way his eyebrows are arched

[@Ascendingsoul1]

He’s always like that lol

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

It's his eyebrows 🤣👀

[@gbecks3672]

😂

[@LilLeanCuisine]

He’s suspicious 😂🤨

[@savannahl4581]

Larry responded so differently to Crime Watch Daily showing up at his house than most shady people do on this show. Interesting

[@sooph1e]

That was so odd because he came across as sincere..

[@mynineandi]

I agree. Something just isn’t right with this case.

[@lesliepressnall1234]

He’s lying.

[@thatoneperson9627]

leslie Pressnall i feel like he’s not....

[@thatoneperson9627]

leslie Pressnall he seems so sincere

[@BennySkyn]

Larry is not acting like a guilty man. His behavior is genuine or he is the best actor in the universe.

[@heathernikki5734]

🤣😂🤣🤩🤣😂

[@theboogeyman5736]

Not saying he did it but my ex girlfriend could lie like that. Just saying there are people out there who can

[@mikeawesome9212]

@@theboogeyman5736 naw. Your ex was likely a terrible liar. You just believed her because she's a female and you aren't able to see when they are manipulating you.

[@thunderstorm4074]

​@@theboogeyman5736 They are experts of their own right

[@memecat4878]

Who leaves a 11 year old alone in a mall? Unfortunately she could have trafficked.

[@mags7283]

I would walk to the mall with my friends and spend the whole day browsing, without a phone, when I was 10+ in the nineties. No one thought anything of it.

[@cvlcek144]

@@mags7283 You weren't alone. She was

[@janetmobilia9572]

Let's hope not

[@arianna2197]

She was never at the mall her dad made her disappear

[@kasualbeauty309]

trafficking wasnt as big of a thing then as it is now. its possible but unlikely.

[@jvnbrk]

I've seen other shows on this case,I don't believe the dad did it. He was definitely negligent,but I don't think he killed her

[@cherbear1996]

I think he did

[@magdalenamezydlo1271]

I also agree and hope he's not hiding her. He's seems very confident she's still alive.

[@jvnbrk]

@Iam Notafan he said he was told early on not to go to the media,this clip didn't really do the story justice. Guilty of neglect,absolutely..but that's a far cry from accusing someone of murder. Unfortunately being an idiot is not illegal

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@Luna EB What do you mean "hiding her"?

[@maryannanderson7517]

The thing is, today Bethany would be around 30 years old so unless she is dead if she is still having no contact with her mother it's because that is HER choice. That said, a parent who has custody of a child, legal or otherwise, can spend a lot of time poisoning that child's mind against the non-custodial parent so that even when she gets old enough to initiate contact herself she does not do so because she has been so brainwashed about the parent she has not seen for decades. What a shame this is. Bethany could well be dead but if she is alive if she has been told stories of how her mother mistreated her or her mother doesn't want her or some other such story designed to turn her against her mother, I would hope that she would be adult enough to contact her mother and learn for herself the type person she is. And I wish she would realize that just because her dad is her dad does NOT mean he's not also a big fat liar and she does not need to take as gospel every word that came out of his mouth. I have a family member who was the victim of being kidnapped by her noncustodial mother who took her to another state. That happened DECADES ago and back then one state would not enforce another state's custody rulings so her mother was never forced to bring her back to her father who actually won custody. She was raised on a pack of lies about her father and based on those lies she has no contact with her father because she still, to this day, believes all the lies her mother told her. She refused to believe that her sainted mother is a bald faced liar and also her dear old mom was in reality an adulterer to the point that the paternity of her sister is in question. It's a shame how parents mistreat a child in order to stick it to an ex spouse whom they now despise.

[@orcashadow8989]

I'm sorry but I just don't think that poor girl is still alive...

[@annabelleadams2768]

same sadly

[@skytoppin2237]

The dad did it maybe im wrong he was the last person to see her alive

[@TheEmpressASMR]

I agree... and it’s absolutely heartbreaking

[@YvonneNonYa]

@baselinebaz at 8:18 there was no proof she was ever at the mall...

[@LCbabyxO]

Agreed 😔

[@lisawalsh218]

I hope the daughter IS alive and sees this. I pray she's safe.

[@kionamcnutt8630]

Yeah, this is a hard one.

[@Yousayimcrazee]

True but if she was alive she would of reached out to her mom

[@mayam5353]

Juicy J maybe she’s alive and she’s just afraid to reach out to her mom because it’s been so long and it’s a lot of emotions to deal with and so many years have passed and especially because if she’s alive she could of been through something horrible and she doesn’t know how to approach re connecting with her family. If she’s alive I hope she’s okay and if she’s not I hope they find where ever she’s at.

[@greenmanlll]

Im her daughter whats good ma niggas

[@j.khuster2024]

😂 dream on

[@matthewstevens2274]

"mommy, are we leaving daddy"? um.... parental alienation anyone? "mommy, do you think I won't bite my fingernails anymore"!? yeah, that totally sounds like something a child would say with no couching from mom.

[@shaddowgolden1054]

I mean.. children do say some strange things, especially children who grow up in not great situations.. but i agree with what you’re implying and think the mother is at fault.

[@LCbabyxO]

I actually agree 100%

[@basicbecky6306]

I just commented that on another comment! That really got me..... No kid says that unless their being told that stuff.... Like "see hunny you're biting your nails cuz you're so stressed out" .....

[@haileyalyssa8691]

@Lonely Alien u clearly dont understand the term. sit down dude.

[@wowso4]

So true children don’t even talk like that

[@jenniiiie]

That woman sketch looks like the mom? 😂😭 I'm tripping out lmao

[@natashatc77]

Yep!!!

[@janelle009]

Sure does..

[@elizabethnichols3109]

NO YOU ARE NOT TRIPP'N. SHE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE MOM. I WONDER IF SHE KNOWS WHERE HER DAUGHTER IS, WON'T TELL SO THEY CAN RAIL ROAD THIS MAN.

[@queenkilluminati6357]

Nah you're not tripping. that's definitely THE MOTHER.

[@jodi22ful]

As soon as I saw the sketch I’m like that looks a lot like the mom.

[@itsahellofaname]

Call me crazy, but after watching a million of these videos about killer parents, the dad does not come off as someone hiding something...not even a little bit. The mom, on the other hand, does not come off as a grieving mother, either. It wouldn't make sense for the girl to still be hiding at age 31, but I can see her mom sneaking her off somewhere until she turned 18 and could say "no" to seeing her dad again.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

A mother in paralysed shock for many years n not forgetting how many retakes they could have done where she broken down off camera or even how many years she cried. You just never know. Grief n Shock is different for everyone. After my loss I did not cry for so long. I acted normal went into denial.

[@anaya313]

Okay because I like this theory !!!!

[@charliem.7492]

Have your child go missing for TWO decades! Tell me how much your going to show grief the way YOU think she should be grieving. You have NO idea if she doesn't cry every night, you have NO idea HOW much that Mother grieves! Just because she isn't grieving the way YOU think she should doesn't make her guilty! So yes, I will call you Crazy! And just because you have watched "a million of these videos about killer parents", doesn't make you an expert! Look at Jeffery Dahmer. He didn't act like a mass murderer and didn't act like he had anything to hide either, and low and behold...he was one of the worst serial killers of all time!

[@daniellef7811]

amen! I agree 100%.

[@iamglow7]

I agree the Dad seemed genuine , but...idk. If Mom was secretly seeing daughter all this time you'd think she'd be found out. The alternative is that she sent her away somewhere safe and has not seen her which makes no sense , unless Bethany is hiding to protect her Mom. Kidnapping is a serious charge , so that could be I suppose. I just hope she's alive of course.

[@graceroseohagan8609]

There is something very off about this whole case and something with the mom doesn’t sit right with me.. edit: reminds me of the British case of Shannon Matthews who’s mom kidnapped her and left her with a family member for attention + money

[@MonsterCrashdown]

I agree. The sketch looked like the mom, and the mom seems to be withholding info. 😶

[@andreaturnquist4855]

Same

[@livsmom6992]

Same here.

[@mothersixpack]

yup

[@saphireanabeth6678]

Absolutely agree

[@sjb5169]

Something about this mother's stories are putting up red flags every where with me. Not only that but the sketch of that woman looked just like her and it even looked like her daughter a bit. They need a new detective on this case cause clearly the one whos been on it for years isnt bringing any clues to the table and it may be because shes looking at the wrong person.

[@charliem.7492]

/eyeroll! ok detective lol.

[@sjb5169]

@@charliem.7492 When has it ever been a bad thing to have new people look into a case? Many cases have been solved when they were turned over to someone else.

[@VocalBeast]

I agree tbh, something about the mom seems off.

[@sjb5169]

@@VocalBeast For sure. And that doesnt mean that she did anything but theres just something unrealistic about the things she claims her child said, and it could just be that moms overdramatic but who knows. Although its odd the one sighting was a person trying to enroll her in school.. Doesn't sound like your typical kidnapper. Lol

[@buttercupj6208]

I'm thinking that too at first I thought honestly that the dad did it but after the dad talked to the guy at crime watch daily I'm not sure anymore maybe he's a damn good actor this case is disturbing hopefully one day what happened to this little girl is exposed....

[@saoirsesims2398]

the dad is the only guy I've seen on these videos that actually talked about the case when asked to at the house to give more information to the crime watch daily.

[@iandaley2295]

100%

[@ijm1261]

Because he didn't do it. It's more likely a coordinated disappearance between Bethany, the mom and grandma.

[@kimward8263]

They usually talk when they’re innocent

[@aswelive8]

I think on the day he dropped off Bethany, the mom took her away and hid her and then tried to enroll her in a school afterwards. All to protect her daughter from more abuse from Larry. The sketch looks dead on like the mom.

[@spoon1534]

Agree!

[@jennybearshearer6137]

I just said the same thing and was hoping someone else saw it too!

[@melissanormand7817]

That’s an interesting theory. What a sly mom!

[@vonzarooz2829]

That’s what I thought too, that’s correct.

[@danielem0007]

If it is so............ at 28 .............you think Bethany would come forward and put an end to this ?

[@iiamkaiannaaa3866]

Is it me or the sketching look like the mom? 👀 . This is just sad

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

Thought the same. I draw and instantly thought that looks exactly like the mom.

[@queenkilluminati6357]

I thought the same things. Sketch looks SPOT ON like the mom. I think she hid the girl she showed no emotion, like at all. The dad's a POS, but I don't think he harmed her. I think it's the Mother.

[@AestheticallyRae]

Remember that’s the sketch from 19 years ago she didn’t look like that 19 years ago I think he just hid her somewhere fr

[@HiThere619]

Rachel Woodard Exactly. People on here apparently don’t have the common sense to understand that the sketch is from 2001. I’m pretty sure the mom looked different in 2001 than she does now.

[@dawnjackson6299]

Yep! But I've also seen a lot of people with a type. Where the nice girlfriend or boyfriend looks just like the ex. Just saying

[@steviescribbles]

Even if the father isn’t guilty of murder, he should be found criminally negligent for letting her go unsupervised and falling asleep when he was in charge of her

[@sumlunatiksmom]

Some states you can leave your kid alone at 10, they can be the babysitter for their siblings. Some states I think are 8 and baby sitting strangers is 12. This kid was 11. I don't think he committed a crime in a legal sense.

[@Bebedollie]

@@sumlunatiksmom really . What states. Im from new zealand. That is too young to baby sit

[@itsurgirlsmileyariannaroad7216]

steviescribbles yeha he should’ve went in the mail with her

[@bluepvp900]

Most likely this is offered as a lesser violation relative to murder.

[@TheEmpressASMR]

Utah doesn’t have a law about the age children have to be to be left alone. It’s up to the parents to decide 😬

[@lozzibear1989]

I think the dad seems very sincere and he actually agreed to the interview, very few do!

[@loulou3676]

LOL I liked how the interviewer seemed a bit overwhelmed, like "oh no we usually don't get this far". Must be so weird to spend most of your career yelling questions into people's windows and then actually get a person to interview

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

I have no idea if he is guilty or not (obviously) but he did SEEM credible in the interview and I didn't see anything to convince me of his possible guilt 🤷‍♂️ IMO ALLEGEDLY

[@KJ_PhD]

Good point.

[@joselynellis4160]

“It just looks familiar” yeah hun it’s you😂

[@shaddowgolden1054]

I think it would have been her mother or something, she didn’t look like that back then.

[@Chelsyclb]

How would she have her child enrolled in school after she didnt know where her child was?

[@bigbadwoods4738]

He even said it looks like her mom, and now she has gotten older and looks like her mom.

[@JessicaRodriguez-zy5gz]

Lmfaoooooo

[@Giigiimai]

Yes lmfaooooooo

[@avalandry1542]

Daughter looks like Kylie Jenner... back in the day of course lol.

[@ytika83]

I said the same thing lol

[@Tinag6451]

Lol I was looking for this comment

[@shiellab3082]

Agreed

[@timunknown6724]

Ah that would be great if the jenners and kim went missing

[@NissyBrown]

That's the reason why i clicked the video.

[@completorgirl]

I’m astounded how much I did a 180 from the beginning to end of this. I don’t think he did it.

[@_.13_]

He definitely did it or knows who did

[@noahcallaway8085]

Did you notice his quick look left before he said he said he had no involvement in her disappearence. His voice is convincing but his body language through the interview suggests that he's lying. However, those aren't always good indicators because sometimes people have mannerisms that can make them seem like they're lying. He was definitely uneasy the whole time and not in the way that you would expect. You would expect him to be uneasy with grief but he was really more uneasy with the allegations and police labeling him a suspect. He also talked about the hypothetical situation of him taking his daughter to Mexico in his truck. If he did take his daughter to Mexico in the truck, the truck would be much easier to find. it would have a DOT number associated with his name and information. Anyone who was in his situation smart enough to think about order of events would realize that that is where the police would look first. So, I feel like he was trying to manipulate thoughts about the case with that story but it could very well be that he was saying like why would I take a van down to Mexico I had other options if I were doing it. Still weird though. The mom seems off to me too though... Very little body language almost like she had a pre-rehersed story that she was telling. She also had no apparent anger towards the father and not a lot of emotion about losing her daughter. However, that could have been a result of telling the story for 20 years. I think the mom is more credible for two reasons, she actually has a witness in the family who could verify that the dad was manipulative to the young girl and the Dad tried to abduct her from her school a month earlier. I wish that the detective had talked about the abduction from the school because if they were able to verify that the statements from the teachers were true then it points more to the father. In a lot of these crime cases there is a very clear suspect, but in this case, it could have been the mom, it could have been the dad, and it could have been a kidnapping. Hopefully some more evidence comes forward and they're able to find out what happened.

[@ghostqueen798]

Same..

[@bostongirl9277]

Did you know he was married. ? NO... well..yes..but..omg

[@TheEmpressASMR]

Bostongirl 🤣

[@Whynotcreate]

The dad seems innocent and the Mom seems like she knows more then she's saying

[@misfitbrit1989]

It does...seems like she used her daughter as a possession, not her child.

[@kimberlydelgado5122]

I just said that the woman in the drawing looks like Bethany and her mom so he dad is probably right

[@thejalife3109]

Bruh ong I said he same thing

[@sachornabrissett2098]

That's what most people in the comments are saying.

[@julesmbc]

Wait, what? She may be embellishing, and over elaborating, but he lied about his older two children, and then when they drove by them on the road and they waved - he said they aren't his??? That right there, would've been enough for me to leave someone... that's crazy. He's a legit douche bag, if nothing else.

[@ijm1261]

I have a theory, and I'm wondering who else feels this way. Jonnie was being abused by Larry and was fearful of him. Bethany was scared of him too and Jonnie was at the point where she was regretful of becoming involved with him and in fight-or-flight mode. One day she coordinates with her mother to intercept Bethany from the mall and take her into hiding where Jonnie can still contact her and see her. Bethany would recognize Jonnie's mother, her grandmother, and go willingly, or even have knowledge of this plan, herself. Then Jonnie made up the "distant relative in-law" thing so that the woman in the sketch could never be tracked down. The sketch is such a viable lead but I truly believe it to be Jonnie's mom, after hearing everything said in this video. Nothing about this reads as a covered-up murder/true crime case. At all. His behavior is pretty normal, nothing more than a man living with some regrets. There seemed to be no forensic evidence pointing at his involvement, either. I could see Bethany having changed her name and being somewhere alive and well.

[@autumnleaf3667]

Thanks for saving me the time of writing this comment, that’s exactly what I thought! Once he said “it actually looks a bit like Jonnie’s mom” I said wait a minute.. then rewatched her interview, the sketch looked like the mom, certainly an older version of what she would have looked like 20 years ago.

[@ijm1261]

@@autumnleaf3667 I'm glad you agree! I think this theory actually makes a lot of sense.

[@kimsee96]

That's exactly what I thought as well. That sketch looks just like Jonnie but older.

[@ijm1261]

@Kimberly Morales definitely an odd case. But this theory lends hope.

[@supermariomaker2glitchhunt329]

Why do woman like to say ... “He got me pregnant”?? Like it happened while she was sleeping!! 🤪

[@maureenadedeji]

Haven't you heard of deception? Maybe he intentionally impregnated her by poking holes in the condom?!

[@supermariomaker2glitchhunt329]

Maureen Adedeji ohhh, sorry. I thought contraception was avail early to the female of the species too! Silly me!

[@supermariomaker2glitchhunt329]

kenny so in contraception! 🤦‍♀️

[@darladawn1111]

@@blackcatluck12345 I agree, definitely on both parties.

[@sisu4134]

Luna EB - exactly. If I didn't want to become pregnant I wouldnt just rely on a condom. It's my responsibility as well. Not just hope for the best 😑

[@Steph-ok5hd]

Can’t imagine someone basically denying their own kids!

[@Laura-qn3tv]

It happens more then you would think

[@melanierichards775]

My parents don't bother with me or my son.. it's a common occurrence I'm afraid.. 💔

[@KCsFunHouse]

It happens all the time, may daughters father didn’t see her for 4 years when she was younger. Wonders why she wants nothing to do with him now that she’s an adult.

[@elainevankat5353]

Joe Kulik, Absolutely agree! She knew before she married him.. he was a bad guy!! But, she still married him!

[@Always_Right00]

Whered that happen? Oh you fabricated it in your mind, ok

[@nataliec5067]

First, I believe the father! Second, the drawing looks like the mother! And, I bet she tried to enroll her daughter in the school that was reported. I think the mom set it up for her daughter to want to go to the mall. Again - As a set up! Now, the daughter may be in hiding, or with family who (thinks they are) "protecting" her. I hope she is alive and well. And, hopefully one day we all can hear from her!

[@lokeyz9449]

As soon as I saw the sketch I thought it looked like the mother 😭

[@autumnleaf3667]

This was 20 years ago, she would have been younger, so it probably was Jonnie’s mom just like the father said the sketch looked like.

[@laurasalo6160]

I don't trust that mother one itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny, ityy-bity, tiny, miniscule, little bitty bit of a tid-bit. Ya know, not one iota. If one of the parents is involved, I imagine the smart young woman that child grew into, will not come forward until her "kidnapper" (whichever one of her parents) has passed away, so as to protect him/her from punishment. I'm pretty sure that non-custodial parental kidnapping has a statute of limitations. It has been 20yrs...should be getting close to it

[@breezemansker3366]

@@autumnleaf3667 they said the sketch was of a fourty year old and mom here is looking late fifties- sixty...

[@Horner181]

I went to school in Gleason Tn with Bethany,she was a great friend to me,my mom used to let her come over or she went to other friends of ours to get away from the horrible situations that were going on at her house.my teacher came in one day and said Bethany was missing and everyone including my whole family went searching for her.I still wonder to this day what happened but I think I know at this point she probably is dead and I know you guys see all the story’s but when you know someone like in this story it really hits home and I’m 33 years old and still cry when I think about her and what I seen first hand that no one knows that happened in her house.I will say she was the sweetest girl and tough as nails.

[@hannahhelton3789]

I’m so sorry.

[@j.khuster2024]

Tough as nails huh.... Nah shed still be around if she really was. Weak minded more like it

[@Nicole215]

*Let's hold our children a little tighter tonight. I really hope and pray for justice for this beautiful girl.* 😢 *I can't even watch this.*

[@hollyh5032]

No one who truly cares about an 11 year old child would drop them off at the Old Hickory Mall. I live near there and its definitely not a safe place. Jackson has a high crime rate for its size. So sad! I hope the mom gets some closure.

[@hollyh5032]

@Ana Maria it was bad 20 years ago. I'm a former police officer 1999-2002 and I worked 10 miles from Jackson & the crime rate was high 20 years ago

[@Always_Right00]

First it was like a decade ago? Second just because youre to paranoid to let your kids go to a MALL doesn't mean the world thinks the same. Third he was in the parking lot, he didnt drop anyone off. Who raised these commenters a paranoid schizo?

[@Always_Right00]

Oh ok, its a cop guys lets all believe em and follow his example. Helicopter parents unite!

[@thisiscait]

@@Always_Right00 He said he dropped her off..? As does his friend. You ok bud?

[@Always_Right00]

He said he was in the parking lot sleeping you arrogant gunt. Watch the show in front of you instead of the one playing in your head. You stupid bud?

[@samanthajames6857]

“Are we leaving daddy?!” .... If what this mother is saying is true, it’s horrible. A child should never be burdened with adult problems. Even if Bethany was horribly abused, it’s up to the adult in the situation to fix it.

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

The daughter could be scared of the father and suffering abuse herself too. It's not that strange if they talked about that theme before hand

[@dolleyes5]

I said the same to my Mom when she left my abusive Father while he was at work. It's common to want to leave your home life when your home life is dysfunctional.

[@HaleyMedley]

I would watch my best friend cry and beg her mom to leave her horrible abusive dad. :/ we were 11

[@douglauzon6462]

He should of been at least charged for child neglect or even endangerment. She would be 28 by now.. I feel for the mother.

[@jerinbrowder2468]

How do you feel for the mother??? The mother is the sketchy one!!! She's a killer

[@lannamama2034]

I feel bad for the child... The mother's actions left a bad taste in my mouth.

[@Toffee146]

Should've = should + have. Not 'of'. 😉

[@charliem.7492]

@@jerinbrowder2468 And you know this how??? Because you are God! Do yourself a favour and stop pretending like you know! You're just making yourself look stupid!

[@kimberlyarrington5721]

Why he didn’t do anything

[@CeltycSparrow]

Did anyone catch that? They said that the day Bethany went missing, her father took her to the mall, with a friend, to go SKATING. When the man interviews Larry in his home, HE says "She went to the mall to go to Claire's and the game room and I stayed in the car and took a nap". That doesn't sound like skating to me. He said he was only napping for half an hour and when he went looking for her, she had vanished. Did he have her paged? Did he alert mall security that she was missing? Did he call her mother/the police?

[@breanagilliard4497]

I CAUGHT THAT

[@mckenziehurst9987]

I’m from Jackson. There’s no skating rink in or near that mall. Never has been. This confused me

[@CamposMann]

Either the Dad is Innocent or he just committed the perfect murder. I honestly think he didn’t have anything to do with it.

[@destinysmith8149]

Yea I dont think he did it either ..

[@talgwatr]

the mother seems off to me....dad seems honest but a bit odd.....this is 1 helluva WTF case to me!!!!!

[@Freya_Blue]

@@lisawalls1007 well, it has been a long time since it happened. Losses become much easier to talk about with the passage of time.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

Always the same with domestic abuse ppl always assuming victim is liar n abuser is innocent. 😒 because they do not act like they expect them to n the lying abuser is such a good actor.

[@robindelancy7097]

@@lisawalls1007 sometimes very shy people seem to be unemotional but it's really a self- defense mechanism.Introverts come across this way.

[@nw22122]

@Lisa Walls Not that the pain of losing a child ever stops, but it has been 19 years! She’s probably been thru this story, doing a lot of different interviews, so many times... so that makes her seem uninterested and irritated. Probably loses more and more hope as the years pass. ☹️

[@cecelialenore5576]

@@lisawalls1007 Not everyone cries

[@hannasilj7921]

Why does the mom seem so off? She didn’t do anything when she said “the call with her daughter was off?”

[@Harvdigity]

He says "she wanted to go BACK to the mall" as if they were there already yet the investigator tells us no one at the mall could confirm they were inside the mall at all.

[@harrietsings682]

i actually believe the dad, i think something happened in the time bethany was walking to the Mall and i think the mum knows more than she’s letting on cuz that sketch looks like her

[@jayrussell99]

What does the sketch looking like the mom have to do with anything

[@harrietsings682]

@@jayrussell99im just gonna let you think about what you just asked me and let you figure out the answer ahab

[@smooth775s]

@@jayrussell99 Damn, you need to rethink that question lol.

[@ShibaSasha]

Ok After hearing the dad talk and re-tell the events of that day in details, I believe him and I'm the "you're guilty until proven not guilty" type. Now that sketch looked so much like the mother and what was she doing? Enrolling her in a new school, obviously someone that cares about her. And the fact that she's never turned up, dead or alive after 17 years, I'm sure the mother planned this and put the whole thing into notion with her daughter approval . Hope she's well and happy where ever she is.

[@khizerqureshi2492]

How do you think the mother was able to get her daughter that day?

[@ricardomoseley]

I’m slowly beginning to share Your Sentiment

[@ggurks]

Didn't you get the part that she disappeared while being with her Dad??

[@ghostqueen798]

the sketch looks just like the mom and I agree with you after seeing it.. wow..

[@shaheedacrombie5550]

Cant imagine losing one of my girls. A devastating blow to never really know.

[@missingpuzzlepiece6144]

Me too, I can’t & don’t want to imagine neither. I think I would have a break down & be in a mental hospital the rest of my life. My oldest is 17 & I freak out if she doesn’t answer her phone like within the first hour. 😢 Heartbreaking 💔

[@VintageRose75]

In the age progression, she looks like Kylie Jenner as an early teenager, before her lip injections (not saying she's her, just a resemblance).

[@whoscarednotme]

@@missingpuzzlepiece6144 I had my first kid (daughter) at 26 ..i have 2 kids now and it's the scariest thought in the world isnt it? I wouldnt be able to go home to chill..sleep..eat NOTHING knowing my child is lost scared and wanting mommy and daddy...whatever age ....i pray every night for my kids safety...its a wonderful thing having beautiful babies u love unconditionally but sometimes I ask myseld why would I bring someone into this evil 🌎

[@Ascendingsoul1]

I agree! Also totally random but you kinda rhymed there! :)

[@shaheedacrombie5550]

@@Ascendingsoul1 i see lol..

[@danielbrown1724]

Mom has retained her beauty throughout the years. Can't imagine what she's gone through for 19 years. Side note: dude may not win any father of the year awards but I don't think he's guilty. Feels like someone saw her laying there and snatched her from the backseat. Poor girl, I hope she's still alive but my instincts tell me no 😔

[@danielbrown1724]

@Luna EB no, he said she never got out of the car and walked in the mall when Mattera interviewed him on the porch.

[@luvs2bemommy]

@@danielbrown1724 he said HE layed down in the back seat while she went in. But I think the mother has something to do with her disappearance

[@RGale60]

She was never in the backseat. She was in the mall. The dad was asleep in the van.

[@Always_Right00]

She has?

[@golderp]

The sketch looked like the mom and I’ve seen many mothers grieved better when they speak about a missing daughter.

[@EdgyMTB]

Yeah, the sketch looks like the mother time now, go back 19 years and I think you'll find the sketch looked nothing like her back then.

[@SolsticeBeautyByJessica]

I kind of thought the same thing.

[@lindsaysaunders7346]

I thought the same damn thing lol!! And I feel she’s not being genuine, like no tears or worry on that woman’s face!! Weird.

[@golderp]

EdgyMTB If the sketch looked so much like her now, wouldn’t it be fair to deduce it might have been an aunt or her mother (19 years ago) just as the husband suggested?

[@golderp]

Lindsay Saunders The reporter was aggressive questioning the father and he still came across more genuine than the mother who was questioned in a very sympathetic manner.

[@IH8YALLL]

Even he thinks the “mystery woman” in the sketch looks like Jonnie’s mom.

[@welwelwel2380]

Absolutely!

[@disc314]

I believe the Dad didn't have anything to hide! I'm glad he did the interview! Hopefully the truth comes out one day.

[@janelle009]

Good for him for speaking out. He’s right about that podcast. Many are like that just like shows. Always have a narrative instead of just stating facts.

[@Always_Right00]

Found the intelligent woman

[@foff2246]

@Vada Minot that sounds feasible because that sketch looks just like her mother either way I think one of them knows where she is and if it was the father all he had to do was tell the daughter that he had full custody of her and send her off to live with his other children.

[@darrenhooper3828]

Typical Trump supporter view

[@darrenhooper3828]

Ego maniacs like him take his side

[@joycedickens6729]

Ah yes that’s make this about politics instead of worrying about a little girl that’s been missing since 2001.

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

Larry is despicable and knows deep down what he did. His only interview with crocodile tears, and he has never cooperated since? Not suspicious at all. Also the sketch also looked eerily like the mother too? My prayers for Bethany and her family.

[@4brookeevelyn]

John Carter - Im glad you said that because as soon as i saw that sketch i was floored. It’s possible Mom put her baby underground to keep her safe from what she thought was a very dangerous man and now will face serious consequences unless she remains hidden. My guess is she looks much different and isn’t far from mom. At least i hope 🤞🏻

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

@@4brookeevelyn I know. Well said too. Fingers crossed she is still out there alive. I just think it was a coincidence but who am I to say, it did look a lot like the mother in the the sketch though. Just a strange case and so sad. Thanks and have a good one.

[@annadembowska1160]

Her mother have a new boyfriend maybe he didn't want to have around

[@TheRsTypo]

The mom seems sus

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

@@TheRsTypo I thought the same thing. Doesn't add up.

[@Betonmeamberlee]

I wish that podcaster would have taken that ride to go interview her dad.

[@lindsaysaunders7346]

He would have then went missing to perhaps shoooot I don’t blame him!

[@ilovevivi7201]

He could've just interviewed him on the phone. He clearly didn't want to hear his side.

[@Briannafrancis-e9g]

Bethany looks like Kylie Jenner in her updated image sketch

[@glittagocrazy]

Was just telling my husband the same thing

[@priscillaeifler9488]

I was thinking the same.

[@justcallmejessz3712]

Conspiracy Theory - call Shane Dawson

[@itsthatgirl98_]

Same

[@dwiganstube]

I was waiting for and hoping so much that Jason was going to say to the mom "the sketch looks a lot like you"!

[@meghanhertzog2426]

Talking about missing her smile and forgetting what she smelled like and forgot what her toes looked like got me! Poor Mama! 😭😭😭

[@matthewstevens2274]

it didn't seem to get her. the mother looks like the woman in the sketch, and the way she spoke about her ex husband sounded like the definition of parental alienation. I'm not convinced she didn't have something to do with this case.

[@meghanhertzog2426]

@@matthewstevens2274 you could be right. As a mother I am naive and could never imagine a MOM hurting their child, but it would not be the first time. Nice catch on the sketch I'm going to go back and look at that!

[@tastelesstube]

I have never heard a mother say she is starting to forget what her child looked or smelled like. I was hear the opposite. Like, I still can smell her or I still can see her.

[@radikaul]

Meghan Hertzog People are reaching. Her mom had long wavy hair back in the day.

[@sherenasherman8391]

T's Tube of course u can forget I forget way my daughter look like as a new born if it wasn't for baby pic I wouldn't remember an I don't remember war she smell like at that age either

[@afshanshaikh2864]

Dad does not look suspicious to me. Seems more like angry that people suspect him.

[@awildbelle]

I agree

[@dianahiggins8791]

He shouldn't be. He ruined his own reputation by first, lying that he wasn't married. Second, by not even claiming his own children in front of her. Can you blame people for thinking this POS killed his daughter too? He sounds like a typical narcissist.

[@fairladykd6734]

MAYBE the mom hid her away somewhere........MAYBE it was the G-Ma (Mom's Mother) that tried to enroll her. The Mother's story seems off. WHATEVER the case it is a sad situation.

[@ambiebambie8198]

I feel like this dad is innocent. Either she was taken or the mother knows more but that dad seemed genuine is his interview.

[@rhyliespeaks]

The drawing is her mom, eyebrows exactly the same etc. The dad , from what I know from previous cases is that keeping photos available of the victim is something a parent responsible for their death would not do. As they usually look away as it is too painful or shameful to look at. If you miss someone that is missing then you keep photos of them available like the dad did, he doesnt seem as suspicious as I initially thought he would be

[@_sadgirl_8730]

she'd be 31 now :(

[@uwpride]

They said she was four in 1990 so she would be 33 or 34?

[@MandyGood]

@Ana Maria i was born in 1989 and im 30 years old

[@FungiRy91]

How do you mess up such simple math? Born in 1990 and 11 in 2001 so she would be turning 30 in 2020.

[@Ascendingsoul1]

Clutch Nixon great math skills lol

[@x777aria]

@@clutchnixon5880 that's just .... what was the point of that

[@yurmajestygod]

How do you hurt kids? Like come on man

[@mrs.dr.spencerreid3992]

Yur'Superior Excellency UponHigh - SomeTHING without feelings, empathy, sympathy - basically a sociopath

[@shnuppyable]

Yes worse murder abortion cutting n ripping them apart

[@Always_Right00]

Why are you asking?

[@itsurgirlsmileyariannaroad7216]

Earth Angel yeah he did for sure he wanted a daughter and mother dead! For sure I know he’s lie

[@Always_Right00]

"im positive i have no idea what im talking about"

[@jennybearshearer6137]

Um, the sketch kinda looks like the mom. The dad didn’t talk about his daughter like she is deceased. Never once in past tense. But mom did.

[@julesmbc]

Dad denied his own 2 children, while still married, when they were in the street waving at them in the car... Yeah, nothing shady about this guy 😳😔.

[@NatalieMarie917]

Time stamp of when mom talked about her in past tense? (In instances where it would be inappropriate to do so)

[@Adulting_Sucks]

No she didn't, any time she talks about the past it's because she is recalling info from the past. She does not talk about her as if she's dead. I didn't hear either of them refer to her in past tense, they only spoke of past appropriately as one would while recalling memories.

[@Metanoia10]

The mom spoke in present tense. When interviewer asks to describe, she say "she is...etc". Not she WAS.

[@NatalieMarie917]

Tracy Anne that’s what I was thinking too. Plus, with this case, both the mother and father *presumably* haven’t seen their daughter in almost 20 years, and she was only 11 when she went missing, so there isn’t very much they _can_ say about her in present tense. They wouldn’t have access to information about her present state.

[@anonnona6433]

Was the girl's father seen on the CCTV of the mall looking for his daughter??????

[@MJBABYPHAT]

Exactly!! That should be the biggest clue of all..

[@loganbryant6848]

I've lived in jackson my whole life , let's just say the police work has always been suspect I remember when this happened

[@refinnej5302]

I think if he wasn't, they would have said so in this video because they were doing everything in the beginning to make it look like the father was, without a doubt, guilty.

[@tThisNThat]

good point, but they never saw the girl on any cctv so she wasn't there, so I doubt he was

[@annabelleadams2768]

Wonder if his "friend" had something to do with it. Y would he say he would go to Mexico like it doesn't make any sense.

[@annadembowska1160]

What about his wife how she feel about this situation

[@zeeeboss5811]

Larry looks and sounds sincere. The woman is slow and mysterious and thinks before she responds... 100% she stalked him.

[@lisawalls1007]

She does sound slow and calm like she getting ready to fall asleep not do an interview i thought maybe she took medication for her to relax or something GOD BLESS THESE PEOPLE

[@juliemarlow3584]

Omg sorry something fishy here what 11 year old says are we leaving daddy

[@bobbierobinson6269]

I don't believe it. Has her mother never picked her up from school before? Otherwise why would she do that.. And wouldn't a school call the cops if a teacher was assaulted? Or a child grabbed? The mother has all kinds of papers but only one official letter.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

If my dad rescued me from my abusive violent mother n brother I'd be feeling the same way

[@ms.faiththomas4372]

Who was her legal guardian? Why didn’t the school call any type of authority after he assaulted a teacher and drug her out of school? Wth is going on? I don’t understand this nonsense.

[@annabelleadams2768]

@@ms.faiththomas4372 it sounds like they had half and half custody but i'm not sure. It sounds like she was leaving her moms to go to the dads.

[@bumblebeeizzy]

I asked my mom that when I was around that age, but I didn't call him dad because he's never been a dad to me. Also I live in Nashville, so this happened close to where I live. I need to do more research, but I feel like that she wasn't kidnapped by someone in the mall. If there's no video proof that she was even there, and the dad was telling the truth, then the only place she could've got kidnapped was walking to the mall, which is very unlikely because someone would see something. I think that one of them are involved. The mom is giving me weird vibes, and that's not usual for me. She's acting weird. I really hope Bethany's okay though.

[@Single.White.Female]

Sometimes the only way to save your child or yourself from these abusive situations is to eliminate the problem. Literally. Bethany's mother and Bethany should've been protected by law enforcement, but they never do...then it's too late. These cases are heartwrenching. Bethany if you're out there I hope you and your mother reunite. 😔 Heartbreaking.

[@2muchofme280]

It’s never good to marry a man that already has children and isn’t divorced with his other partner

[@lisahoward8676]

I have an 11 year old daughter. I would never let her go into the mall by herself.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

I was shopping for my household alone and going to school etc all by myself at that age

[@lisahoward8676]

@@healingandgrowth-infp4677 I have heard of latchkey kids who pretty much come from single family homes and had to take on more responsibility at a young age and then there are a lot of kids who had no choice because they're parents are just shit parents. Thank God no crazy pervert snatched you up.

[@lisahoward8676]

@Kitten Lyric Did what all the time? What is decades later?

[@discobutterfly]

Her daughter literally said "Mom, what happens if daddy doesn't let me come back?" Her mom: *Nah it's ok, I'll just let you go with him-*

[@9zero7four5]

Right! That's what I thought.

[@amandacausey9450]

You don’t have a choice when it comes to custody orders, or it works against you

[@Hefcvgjjvsgh]

We don’t know she said that.

[@carriegray5273]

Kim Lynn yea I felt like some of the things she said didn’t seem legit. Or... the whole story she told seems one sided and a little off tbh.

[@crimsonrose2417]

@th1smomentisfate Legally, no

[@dangusus1132]

she said he would use the child as leverage to make her mind him...Larry's a liar

[@ljlgclark]

"she said......." They all 'said'.

[@shaddowgolden1054]

Honestly, she sounds like the liar. If he was abusive before, then why did she marry him? Why have his baby? I think she did something to the child.

[@dangusus1132]

@@shaddowgolden1054 that makes no sense when he was the last person to see her

[@mle9852]

The dad seems genuine.

[@marjoriedickinson380]

Con men do

[@tThisNThat]

yea, genuinely lying his ass off

[@capodadon1854]

“She went in supposedly” Did you fall asleep while you were saying yes she could go in the mall?? How do you not know for certain if she went in the mall and why would you let your 11yr old go in a mall by herself anyway?? I’m praying she’s alive and doing well and if Larry is involved in her disappearance,may he live out the rest of his days in the worst pain ever!!!!

[@ggurks]

You're 100% right. This are facts, yet everyone here is saying it was the mom because "she seems so sketchy" and "the dad seems so innocent". But the facts say Larry did something to her

[@aaliyahforney9414]

This is very depressing how this world really is I can't not believe we have people do stupid stuff and don't see there right doing .

[@Ariel692769]

@Total Sweet unfortunately 😔

[@Iamkennedijade]

I don’t think it’s the dad because the guilty ones normally say no comment or try to run away from the situation

[@drea835]

Obviously you haven’t watched enough of these episodes because I have seen more than 1 case where the murderer did interviews or helped with the search. How many husbands killed their wives (and children) and put on a whole performance for the public.

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

Maybe he's a cold soab and a good liar who knows?

[@Maddysublime]

That's not true at all

[@SoHighIFly]

@@drea835 Theres also cases where the mother kills her children and pretends to help aswell

[@shaebubblegum3212]

Candida Smith I was just gonna day depends on how bold they’re feeling or How much of a narcissist they are

[@NamasteCC]

Bethany would be my age :( sorry babygirl RIP

[@darladawn1111]

@jiggly puff If she's not dead then she's likely been brainwashed and lost her mother at 11. And where has she secretly been kept all this time (must be a lonely place)?? Dead or not, I can see why someone would feel sorry for her.

[@abreegourdon1612]

Darladawn 222 she could’ve been trafficked

[@darladawn1111]

@@abreegourdon1612 Yes, that's the absolute worst case scenario. I'd rather be dead than have been trafficked. I think far more people get trafficked than what most of us realize. :(

[@wowso4]

Darladawn 222 that’s so sad, who would do that to a child? So much evil in this world 😭😭

[@fbruvik]

He's innocent. Body language doesn't lie.

[@randykirkland3927]

Oxymoron23 Yes it does ! Nothing is 100% exact.

[@nacho_ncam]

You must be horrible at reading body language then bc during his first interview he made ZERO eye contact and was literally fake crying. 😂😂

[@refinnej5302]

I wish these body language "experts" would all delete their YT channels because too many idiots with no experience or knowledge make these idiotic comments on EVERY crime related story.

[@lowrider81hd]

“If they’re doing it with you, they’ll do it to you”.

[@sumlunatiksmom]

My first reaction to the sketch was that it was Jonnie. At 8:44 the sketch and Jonnie are side by side. So I was floored when Larry said at 17:30 he said it looked like Jonnie's mother. That made so much sense.

[@TheConorsmithusa]

They're FINALLY writing a year for these cases.... Awesome!

[@melanie-hc5qe]

i hate people lmao, why do ppl have to do things like this

[@chaoticevil4057]

@Earth Angel dont see how this would solve anything

[@TheEmpressASMR]

Same 😞

[@robinc4605]

Because of sin.

[@burhanihazrat8758]

My daughter said exactly the same thing, maybe I'll stop biting my nails when we leave Dad.

[@jenniferfoster7538]

You say you can’t find court documents like that means something. I’m a survivor of an extremely bad abusive ex. We had a child and my life became so dependent on him. I did not go to the police out of fear for myself and my child as well as fear of trying to financially support a child. The only reason it ended up being known by the police and courts is because of how brutal it became in the end. Women in these situations do not usually call the police or file charges in court until the choice is taken from the women with pure brutality and we end up in the hospital a few times.

[@peepszircon]

To be honest his story changed from the first time he spoke to the last conversation. He first said they went to the mall he dropped her off to skate. The 2nd time he recanted and said she wanted to go to Claire's and another store. Both of which are not a skating rink.

[@reneecatagnus2344]

Even Larry said "When she went into the Mall, supposedly"! No corroboration she was there!!

[@jenlobbins4952]

i LOVE watching this videos when jason does the interviews, jason is deff the BESTTTTT

[@Amazoniel]

Could it be, the girl tried to run away, when she got out of the car at the mall? She never entered the mall, that is sure. Maybe she tried to hitchhike back home and someone took her then.

[@agds91078]

Thus mystery woman sketch looks like the dang mother!!!! 💁🏻‍♀️

[@hklll5300]

08:18 -the sketch, it did look a lot like the mother.

[@haroldfrets1268]

Sketch was from19 yrs ago. Think before commenting please, and thank you.

[@ghostqueen798]

@@haroldfrets1268 yes but assuming it could be the mom's mother or aunt. Older sister? U never know if it the mom got her mom to take the child to get away from the dad 🤷‍♀️ what u said was very rude and not very thoughtful, urself.

[@blu.estudio]

i’ll never understand.. the moment a man puts his hands on you. you should packing your shit and leaving. one hit leads to a million more. doesn’t matter if they “love” you, apologize, etc. if you respect yourself you’ll leave immediately.

[@captainchaos8013]

It’s not about respecting yourself, it’s easier said than done. Some people get mentally & emotionally abused as well as physical and therefore find it impossible to up & leave just like that. Totally agree that once should be enough but sometimes it’s not always enough to leave to a victim. People shouldn’t really comment on this stuff unless they’ve been there & done it themselves. Like I said it’s easier said than done.

[@melissanormand7817]

Faces By Channy its a very difficult position to be in and to explain. I’m a domestic abuse survivor myself. I’m an intelligent woman and those who knew me couldn’t understand.

[@blu.estudio]

Jenna Langley sucks to suck. couldn’t be me. i believe in shooting mfs.

[@morganwolf6314]

My dad was abusing my mom but she stayed with him until I got to age where I could comprehend what he was doing and communicate with her if he ever hurt me bc she was scared of something happening. I don’t blame her I think it was smart on her end especially since he was going to get shared custody.

[@bonzie321]

My ex wife abused me. Women are nuts!

[@Iwish387]

Hi everyone. So, I have a date later and the guy is like... Do you have a dress and heels. According to my PhD from watching Crime Watch Daily... that’s a sign of a sociopath and a killer. It’s safe to say that I am not going. I’ll not be a victim and FL is too dangerous smh... Naaah. I am not going to light up the room. Absolutely not. P.S. I’m addicted to this channel. My daily dose.

[@koolade2sweet]

😆"I'm not gonna light up the room"

[@Iwish387]

koolade2sweet lol right... I swear I’m a CIA or some sort lol thanks to Crime Watch Daily.

[@amandacausey9450]

Relentless Ruthie umm no one should be telling you what to wear either. That’s strange

[@Iwish387]

Amanda Causey right. He’s like hummm I’m coming from a business meeting, is it ok to be in business attire? Then before I reply, he asked me Do you have a nice dress and heels? I’m like, hell to the no... I didn’t even reply I just blocked his number.

[@Lia2222]

Looking down the entire time when he was answering...RED FLAG!!!!🚩

[@rosarioguitron5173]

He denies his other kids and lies and still married him? She set herself up

[@vonzarooz2829]

That sketch looks exactly like the mom LOOOOL

[@Betonmeamberlee]

Larry killed his daughter to hurt her mother. So sad. Nobody (stranger) took that girl.

[@refinnej5302]

Do you have proof of this?

[@lilmissredbonee]

The sketch looks just like her mother! and the story where the dad dropped her off at the mall and took a nap is a damn lie! Unless the mother knew about it and she took her from the mall to get her away from the dad so she can have full custody. This is crazy both of them should of been in jail until this was solved... mom or dad did it! mom might have her hidden

[@NunyaNomi]

Alyssa Errthang'Regula Mom is definitely the culprit.

[@darladawn1111]

So did she call her mom before they left the house, knowing her dad would take a nap in the van if she could convince him to take her to the mall? Seems like a reach, but not impossible. The sketch definitely looks like the mom. Surprised the dad didn't pick up on it. Instead, he said it looks like Johnny's wife.

[@TheEmpressASMR]

Alyssa Errthang'Regula yes!!!!

[@denisemughrabi8171]

@@darladawn1111 He said it looked like Jonnie’s mother. The grandmother. Jonnie’s hair was not short back in the day. I doubt it was her mother. Just probably him trying to blame his ex. I think the girl was kidnapped before she ever reached the mall entrance. I think she is deceased or in another country. I think since she would be 31 years old now, she would’ve been detected by law enforcement through DNA or fingerprints if still in the U.S. I’m sure they’ve secretly surveilled the parents over the years to see if there was any sign of her. Law enforcement doesn’t always reveal everything in a case.

[@kittenhoodie]

This happened in my hometown and I remember it like yesterday. Just pretty sad.

[@Single.White.Female]

This is just heartbreaking ❤️ THESE judges in family court need to be stripped of their powers, because of so many horrible cases like this 🙄

[@fairladykd6734]

This case is really off. Mom seems a bit (IDK) untruthful? deceitful? just off somehow. IDK if she's lying/exaggerating about her ex &/or about Bethany. The Dad shouldn't have let her go into the mall by herself (I'm sure he regrets that now). IF mystery woman is Larry's Family member then I would think the police would have found her by now. Wellll maybe not since they haven't even spoken to Larry - which leads to - WHY in the hell haven't the police talked to Larry?!?!? He seemed very straight forward answering all the questions. He came off more sincere than Johnnie did!

[@cherrylee1103]

i thought the sketch looked like bethany, and her mom. there is is more to this story than the mom has said.

[@TheEmpressASMR]

Cherry Davis yep! I totally agree!

[@misspipeliner208]

What a heartbreaking story! I can’t imagine the pain & suffering her family is going through.

[@Prinzesskaykaybeauty]

There's my hometown I was at least 7 years old in 2001 but I never heard of this story until now but yes I was born and raised in Jackson Tennessee 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@reneecatagnus2344]

How heartbreaking for her Mother, and Family!!💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏