Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Missing teacher's family seeks order of protection in PA

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
There are new accusations in the case of a missing Middle Tennessee teacher.
Shelley Mook disappeared in February 2011 after she dropped off her daughter at her ex-husband Tyler Mook's house.
Her burned out car later turned up, but Shelley Mook's body has never been found.
The Channel 4 I-Team has obtained new court filings that expose disturbing allegations about Tyler Mook's family.
Tyler Mook has long been a person of interest in this case.
After Shelley Mook disappeared, he lost custody of his daughter, who is now being raised in Pennsylvania by Shelley Mook's mother.
Court records from Pennsylvania raise questions about the actions of not only Tyler Mook, but his extended family.
In the wake of the search for Shelley Mook comes the battle for her daughter Lilly.
On one side is Lilly's grandmother, Debra Sikora, who won custody of her and is raising her in Pennsylvania.
On the other side is Lilly's father, Tyler Mook, and his family.
Accusations are surfacing between the two sides, including threats of arson.
It's all contained in a Pennsylvania petition for protection from abuse, basically an order of protection, obtained by the Channel 4 I-Team.
Sikora already had an order of protection from Tyler Mook and his mother in Tennessee, accusing Tyler Mook of abuse and drug dealing.
Now Sikora wants one in Pennsylvania because last month, Sikora writes, Tyler Mook's brother and brother-in-law suddenly showed up at her house in Pennsylvania calling for Lilly.
Sikora also wrote that Tyler Mook and his mother Kim earlier "put a box of matches in Lilly's bag and told her to set fire to Debra's home."
The petition stated Lilly disclosed this to her counselor.
Tyler Mook's lawyer denies the matches incident ever occurred and said his family only wanted to see Lilly last month for a social visit.
It all comes as investigators continue to search for Shelley Mook and say they're getting no help from Tyler Mook.
The petition shows when Tyler Mook's brother and brother-in-law showed up in Pennsylvania last month, they called for Lilly but left without incident.
Tyler Mook's attorney said they had family in Pennsylvania and wanted to see Lilly while they were there. There's a hearing set on this petition for later this month.

http://www.wsmv.com/story/20321389/missing-teachers-family-seeks-order-of-protection-in-pa

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Mook custody denial affirmed

http://www.t-g.com/story/1911860.html

Thursday, November 8, 2012
A state appeals court has ruled against the ex-husband of missing Shelley Mook in the ongoing custody case involving the Mooks' daughter.An opinion filed Tuesday in Nashville, and signed by Judge Frank G. Clement Jr., affirms the judgement of Circuit Judge Lee Russell and remands the case back to him.
Russell had found that Tyler Mook "was unfit to parent the child and that he posed a substantial risk of harm to the child due to his history of domestic violence and the danger from exposure to the father's drug activities and the father's associates," according to the appeals court opinion.
Child's home
The child is living with her materal grandmother, Debbie Sikora, who relocated to Pennsylvania. Tyler Mook and his parents, Jim and Kim Mook, had appealed the Circuit Court ruling which granted custody to Sikora.
Shelley Mook disappeared in early 2011.
Authorities have said that Tyler Mook is considered a "person of interest" in the disappearance.
Restraining order
Last month, a temporary restraining order was signed against Mook by Russell. The order prevents Tyler Mook and his parents from having any contact with the child, who has been the focus of a custody dispute since Shelley vanished.
Affidavits from Sikora and a counselor claimed that the child said there was talk with Tyler and Kim Mook about burning down Sikora's home in Pennsylvania, with the result being that the girl would then live with her father.
The child's statements were also corroborated by a Pennsylvania DCS worker, court documents stated. The restraining order was filed against Tyler, Kim and Jim Mook.
Appeals judge's view
"The trial court made numerous, specific factual findings based upon which the court concluded that the evidence clearly and convincingly demonstrated there was a substantial risk of harm to [the child] should she remain in Father's custody," states Clement's ruling.
"... We agree with the trial court's determination that it is in [the child's] best interest to reside in a stable home without exposure to illegal activity, domestic violence, and the risk of physical or emotional harm. Ms. Sikora has established that she can provide a stable home. The paternal grandparents, who offered themselves as an alternative to Ms. Sikora ... could provide a stable and safe home for [the child] if they were not in complete denial of Father's drug use and activities, the bad elements he regularly associates with, and his violent conduct. Therefore, it is not in [the child's] best interest for the paternal grandparents to be the primary residential parents instead of Ms. Sikora."
Russell backed
The appeals court found "no abuse of discretion with the trial court's custody determinations."
The court also said that the act cited by the Mooks in objection to Sikora relocating to Pennsylvania "does not apply to this case."
"We find no error in the trial court allowing [the child] to reside with Ms. Sikora in ... Pennsylvania, the inconvenience to the Mooks notwithstanding."
The appeals court also denied the Mooks their request to recover attorney's fees.
Background
Shelly Mook was last seen on the afternoon of Feb. 28, 2011, at Tyler's home outside Shelbyville as she dropped off their daughter. Her burned car was found that night near Murfreesboro.
A $20,000 reward remains in effect for information in the case. Call the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, (931) 684-3232, or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, (800) TBI-FIND.

Search continues for missing Bedford Co. residents

http://www.wsmv.com/story/20063761/bedford-county-missing-search

SHELBYVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
Shelley Mook, Paul Massicotte, Chloie Leverette and her 7-year-old brother Gage are all from Bedford County and all are missing.
Hundreds gathered in Shelbyville to remember their missing loved ones but also to keep their cases in the forefront.
Bedford County is a very small community with only about 45,000 people in it. So when something tragic happens, in this case, people disappearing, it affects everyone.
The whole community rallies together for strength and to help bring closure.
Friends and family joined forces with area law enforcement Saturday to remember their missing loved ones.
People like Leo Massicotte who's son Paul disappeared July 3, 2011.
"Just bringing awareness for all of the people that have come up missing in this area. It's ridiculous, we never knew that there were this many people missing in this one area," said Leo Massicotte.
"The way they lost their loved one and don't know what happened to them it makes it difficult," Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray said.
About 300 people across Tennessee are considered missing, with six in Bedford County alone.
Two of the six people missing in Bedford County are 9-year-old Chloie and her brother Gage who have been missing since their house burned down back in September.
Saturday hundreds laced their shoes in Shelbyville for the Missing and Murdered in Tennessee event.
Marchers walked from the courthouse to Central High School where another missing person, Shelly Mook, worked.
She has been missing for almost two years.
A friend of Mook's believes there is a break in her case coming soon.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

March for Missing and Murdered in Tennessee

https://www.facebook.com/events/116948305126807/

Via Kristy Smelcer:

We will be doing a 3 mile March for Missing and Murdered In Tennessee.
It will start at the Court House for a Prayer for Justice at 9:30 am. Then we will leave there and meet at the Shelbyville Central High School, on Eagle Blvd., at 10:00 am to start
our March. Please feel free to make banners and posters of Missing or Murdered to hold during the March.
This March will help bring awareness to our Missing in Bedford County, Bobby Smelcer, Shelley Jones Mook, Antonio Taylor, and Chloie and Gage of Unionville
as well as others in Tennessee. If you would like to help in the set up...please contact myself or Michelle Crosslin.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Search Renewed for Missing Teacher Shelley Mook

http://yourerie.com/fulltext?nxd_id=256832

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has renewed its search in rural Franklin County for missing Shelbyville teacher Shelley Mook after receiving new leads.

A command post was set up September 6  along the CSX railroad tracks in Cowan, Tennessee and officials and volunteers were conducting a ground search of the area. 

Mook has been missing since she left Harris Middle School on the afternoon of February 28, 2011. 

Investigators believe she went to her ex-husband, Tyler Mook's home to drop off their daughter.

It is believed that Tyler Mook was the last person to see the young mother alive.

Mook was supposed to meet a maintenance man at her new apartment in Murfreesboro after dropping off her daughter, but never made it.

Her car was found burned out in Rutherford County later that night.

TBI spokesperson Kristin Helm told Nashville's ABC affiliate WKRN TV Tyler Mook is still considered a person of interest.

She said, "[Tyler Mook] is still very much a person of interest.  He has never really cooperated with our agents as far as sitting down and giving them an interview about the last time he saw her."

According to a Facebook page dedicated to finding Shelley, Mook's mother now has custody of her little girl, and she is living in Pennsylvania.

"She doesn't really have a champion here who is speaking for her on a weekly, monthly or daily basis, so I think the agent on this case feels like he needs to do that for Shelley," said Helm.

A family spokesperson told Nashville's News 2, "Everyday we hold out hope that the person responsible will be held accountable."

Anyone with information on Mook's whereabouts should call the Bedford County Sheriff's Department at 931-684-3232, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department at 615-904-3049 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to her whereabouts.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Search for Shelley Mook Unfruitful

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981617453


The Thursday search for Shelley Mook was unfruitful, leading to the official search being called off, once again. This missing Tennessee teacher may never be found at this rate, and with her ex-husband being uncooperative with the search, detectives are only facing an uphill fight.
The search was ended Friday for Shelley by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. After searching a large area around Cowan, there was little else they could do. This case, sadly, appears to be going cold as ice. It's been well over a year, and her ex-husband is still refusing to take a polygraph test and won't cooperate with the search for her. It's been speculated that he may have harmed her, considering her carwas discovered not long after she was reported missing, and it was burned to a crisp.
Hopefully this isn't the end of Shelley Mook's case, but when it comes to missing women in Tennessee, these things can last for years and years.

Nothing seen in newest Mook search

http://www.t-g.com/story/1891597.html

Nothing was found by law enforcement agencies searching areas of Franklin County on Thursday for clues in the disappearance of Shelley Mook.
"Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed," Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Kristin Helm said this morning.
"They didn't find anything," Bedford County Sheriff Randall Boyce said today. Several of his detectives were involved in the search, he said.
New information
"Special agents of the TBI have recently received information that led them to search the CSX train yard in Cowan," Helm said.
She did not disclose specifics, but Boyce said he heard that an employee of the train yard had "smelled something" around the time Mook went missing.
WSMV-TV reported Thursday that Mook's ex-husband, Tyler Mook, had worked for CSX Railroad at the Cowan yard.
Tyler Mook has been considered a "person of interest" in the case since his ex-wife's disappearance, investigators say. Several of his relatives live in Franklin County.
Mook's lawyer has consistently refused comment.
Wide area
The search, led by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, lasted from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and spread out from a command post at the train yard, Helm said Thursday.
Mountainous areas of the county, including Keith Springs Mountain, were also searched, according to investigators.
The Bedford County detectives, Bedford County Fire Department and Bedford County Emergency Management Agency were joined by the CSX Railroad Police, Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Cowan police, Franklin County EMA, Maury County EMA and Search and Rescue and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Background
Shelley Mook, a reading teacher at Harris Middle School, was last seen on the afternoon of Feb. 28, 2011, at Tyler Mook's home outside Shelbyville as she dropped off their daughter on her way to Murfreesboro, where she was to meet a maintenance man at an apartment complex. Her burned car was found that night near Murfreesboro.
A $20,000 reward remains in effect for information in the case. Call the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, (931) 684-3232; or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, (800) TBI-FIND.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

TBI seeks Mook in Franklin County

http://www.t-g.com/story/1891174.html

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies were searching areas of Franklin County today for clues in the disappearence of Shelbyville teacher Shelley Mook.
The ground search was based from a command post at the CSX railroad yard in Cowan, TBI spokesperson Kristin Helm said this morning.
Mook's burned car was found Feb. 28, 2011 near Murfreesboro. She hasn't been seen since earlier that afternoon, when she dropped off her daughter at her ex-husband's home en route to Murfreesboro.
A $20,000 reward remains in effect for information in the case. Call the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, (931) 684-3232, or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, (800) TBI-FIND.

Search renewed for missing Shelbyville teacher Shelley Mook

http://www.wkrn.com/story/19471915/missing-shelbyville-teacher-shelley-mook-search

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has renewed its search in rural Franklin County for missing Shelbyville teacher Shelley Mook after receiving new leads.

A command post was set up Thursday morning along the CSX railroad tracks in Cowan, Tennessee and officials and volunteers were conducting a ground search of the area.

Mook has been missing since she left Harris Middle School on the afternoon of February 28, 2011.

Investigators believe she went to her ex-husband, Tyler Mook's home to drop off their daughter.

It is believed that Tyler Mook was the last person to see the young mother alive.

Mook was supposed to meet a maintenance man at her new apartment in Murfreesboro after dropping off her daughter, but never made it.

Her car was found burned out in Rutherford County later that night.

TBI spokesperson Kristin Helm told Nashville's News 2 Tyler Mook is still considered a person of interest.

She said, "[Tyler Mook] is still very much a person of interest.  He has never really cooperated with our agents as far as sitting down and giving them an interview about the last time he saw her."

According to a Facebook page dedicated to finding Shelley, Mook's mother now has custody of her little girl, and she is living in Pennsylvania.

"She doesn't really have a champion here who is speaking for her on a weekly, monthly or daily basis, so I think the agent on this case feels like he needs to do that for Shelley," said Helm.

A family spokesperson told Nashville's News 2, "Everyday we hold out hope that the person responsible will be held accountable."

Anyone with information on Mook's whereabouts should call the Bedford County Sheriff's Department at 931-684-3232, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department at 615-904-3049 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to her whereabouts.

Renewed search for missing Shelbyville woman


COWAN, TN (WSMV) -
It's been 18 months since Shelley Mook was last seen, but new developments in the case had search crews back out in Franklin County on Thursday looking for the missing mother and teacher.
Mook, a Shelbyville English teacher, has been missing for about a year and a half, and in that time the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has named her ex-husband as their prime suspect in her disappearance.
Shortly after her disappearance, Mook's car was found burning in a field in Murfreesboro.
The TBI wouldn't disclose what prompted the new search, but about 10 other law enforcement agencies joined the TBI in searching a CSX rail yard in Cowan, TN.
Family and friends said the fact search crews were out again was a hopeful sign.
"I just hope it opens people's eyes to know this is not ended. It is not going to stop until we find what happened," said friend Brittany Brooks.
At this point, investigators are looking for a body, and family and friends said they are looking for closure and justice.
"I hope that nobody ever thinks that after two years or three years if we don't find anything that it will be over, because it won't until something is found and until somebody is found responsible," Brooks said.
Channel 4 News has confirmed Mook's ex-husband's brother worked for CSX, the company that owns the tracks and area where workers searched, but the TBI isn't elaborating on any possible connection.
A former coworker said Tyler Mook was fired from his job back in December. That coworker said no one she knows has seen or heard from him since then.
Channel 4 contacted Tyler Mook's attorney Thursday to see if they had anything to say about the newest search, but the only comment was "no comment."

TBI Leads Search For Missing Teacher

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19475893/tbi-leads-search-for-missing-teacher


NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Officials from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation led a search missing school teacher Shelly Mook, who has been missing for more than 18 months and presumed dead by police.
On Thursday, TBI officials received some new information about an area near the CSX train yard in Franklin County. They were hoping they'd find some sign of the missing teacher. Fifty people from several law enforcement agencies joined the effort in Cowan, Tennessee.
Mook has been missing since February 28, 2011. She was last seen by her ex-husband when she dropped off their 4-year-old girl at his home in Shelbyville. About 12 hours later on March 1st police found her burning car near Murfreesboro.
A TBI spokeswoman said the agents in charge of the case felt the rail yard in Cowan could be a spot where someone could have dumped her body.
"The agent has developed some information through the course of his investigation and determined this was an area that we feel targets family members who were familiar with and knew their way around," said Kristin Helm, spokesperson for the TBI.
The TBI said their main suspect all along has been Mook's ex-husband. They said he has been uncooperative throughout the investigation. Police said he was the last person who saw her. He reported her missing, but not until the day after the car was found. Although he is the main focus, but the TBI is not ruling out the possibility that someone else was involved.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Bill To Crack Down On Domestic Abuse Advances

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17519086/bill-to-crack-down-on-domestic-abuse-advances


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A measure to crack down on domestic violence is headed for a vote on the Senate floor.
The proposal, which is part of Gov. Bill Haslam's package, was unanimously approved 11-0 on Tuesday. The companion bill is awaiting a vote on the House floor.
The legislation carried by Republican Sen. Doug Overbey of Maryville adds fines and jail time for second and subsequent convictions of domestic assault.
It originally would have cost local jails about $8 million, but Overbey amended the proposal by decreasing jail time, and the cost is now roughly $4 million.
Haslam has appropriated close to $600,000 in his budget for the legislation.

Skull found in river

http://www.t-g.com/story/1838037.html

Skull found in river

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
By DAVID MELSON ~ dmelson@t-g.com
A human skull was discovered west of Shelbyville in the Duck River late Monday night, and investigators had no idea who it may be as of mid-morning.
"A fisherman found it back behind Wolf Meadows last night," Sheriff Randall Boyce said this morning. "It was on a gravel bar."

The skull is larger than a child's but smaller than a full-grown person, Boyce said.

The sheriff said the age of the skull is uncertain. "It could go back to the Civil War," Boyce said.

No other items

Deputies searching the surrounding area had found no other objects appearing to be related to the skull by mid-morning, Boyce said.

Wolf Meadows is an area at the end of Stewart Road, a one-lane gravel road off Warners Bridge Road approximately two miles west of Shelbyville.

Investigators would not speculate on any possible identity of the skull today.

Boyce emphasized that the Tennessee Bureau of Identification and local investigators are studying the skull in hopes of determining an identity.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A year of tears, hopes

http://www.t-g.com/story/1820354.html
Today marks a milestone for the family of a popular eighth grade reading teacher at Harris Middle School who disappeared last year.
Shelley Jones Mook, then 24, had moved from Shelbyville to an apartment in Murfreesboro over the prior weekend, taking Monday off to finalize the move. Her mother, Debra Sikora had flown from Pennsylvania to assist her daughter that weekend. Shelley had dropped Debra off at the airport early that Monday morning.
Disappearance
She was last seen by her ex-husband, Tyler Mook, around 3 p.m. that day when she went to his house to drop off their 6-year-old daughter Lilliana, according to investigators. She had a 4:30 p.m. appointment with her new landlord, but never arrived.
Her Pontiac Grand Prix was discovered burned in Rutherford County late Monday night, just off Manchester Highway.
"Shelley Mook is an excellent member of the Harris Middle School faculty and well-liked by students and staff," said then-principal Bill Pietkiewicz at the time of her disappearance.
A mother's love
Sikora received the news of Shelley's disappearance two days later, and drove the 642 miles from Edinboro to Shelbyville to assist in the search for answers. Even as the sun came up, Sikora says she never expected the worst.
Sikora took a leave of absence from her job and moved to Shelbyville for several months last year as the investigation into Shelley's disappearance continued. After a custody hearing in the fall, Sikora returned to her home in Erie, Pa., with Lilliana who, according to postings on social media by family and friends, is adjusting well to her new school and surroundings. Attempts to contact Sikora for this story went unanswered.
Support appreciated
In an earlier interview, Sikora was appreciative of the support she received from the Bedford County community.
"I've met some fantastic people, however things turn out, we'll be hopefully friends for life. I'll remember always their generosity and support. To have come this far and endure all the trials that have come this way, the good days and the bad. They've been helpful."
Friends and family will gather this evening for a simple candlelit remembrance ceremony at a playground at Billings Park in Edinboro, Shelley's home town.
According to Kristen Helm, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson, the case remains open and active.
Others missing
Shelley is one of three missing people in Bedford County. Antonio Taylor, then 21, has been missing since Sept. 20, 1999. Bobby Smelcer, then 52, went missing Nov. 21, 2010.
The three families have become close friends after a T-G profile last summer, and have joined forces to organize searches and prayer vigils for a group they now term "The Shelbyville Missing."
The reward for information concerning the disappearance of Shelley Jones Mook is $20,000. Contact the Bedford County Sheriff's Department at 684-3232 or the Tenn. Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
http://www.fox17.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wztv_vid_11251.shtml

It has been one year today since Shelbyville teacher Shelley Mook went 
missing. Police say the 25-year-old mother was last seen by her 
ex-husband when she dropped their 6-year-old daughter off at his home in
Shelbyville that day. Her car was found burned up 18 miles away from 
where she was last seen. Shelley was reported missing by her ex-husband 
on March 1 after she did not pick up her daughter. Police believe she is
the victim of foul play. No suspects have been named.

Search continues for missing Shelbyville teacher 1 year later

http://www.wkrn.com/story/17031241/search-continues-for-missing-shelbyville-teacher-1-year-later

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -
Tuesday marks one year since 25-year-old, Shelley Mook of Shelbyville was last seen.

Shelley has been missing since she left Harris Middle School in Shelbyville around 3 p.m. on Monday, February 28, 2011. 

Investigators believe she went to her ex-husband, Tyler Mook's home to drop off their daughter.

It is believed that Tyler Mook was the last person to see the young mother alive.

Shelley was supposed to meet a maintenance man at her new apartment in Murfreesboro after dropping off her daughter on, but never made it.

Her car was found burned out in Rutherford County later that night.

Now a year later, very little evidence has been found on Mook's whereabouts. 

Bill Pietkiewicz, assistant principal of Shelbyville Central High School, was the former principal at Harris Middle School, where Shelley was a teacher.

"We had no idea she [Shelley] would still be missing at this point," he told Nashville's News 2.

Mook's absence has been felt at the school since the day she was reported missing. 

"It's very much like a member of your family that's gone," said Pietkiewicz.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is continuing with the investigation, and is currently relying on the public's help for any information that may lead them to Shelley.

"It just takes that one piece of evidence or that one tip or lead or break in the case to be able to solve this," Kristin Helm with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told Nashville's News 2. 

Investigators said that Tyler Mook is still considered a person of interest.

"Her ex-husband [Tyler Mook] is still very much a person of interest, he has never really cooperated with our agents as far as sitting down and giving them an interview about the last time he saw her," said Helm.

According to a Facebook page dedicated to finding Shelley, Shelley's mother now has custody of her little girl, and she is living in Pennsylvania.

A family spokesperson told Nashville's News 2, "Everyday we hold out hope that the person responsible will be held accountable."

A vigil marking the one year anniversary will be held in Shelley Mook's hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Anyone with information should call the Bedford County Sheriff's Department at 931-684-3232, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department at 615-904-3049 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 615-744-4000.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Vigil for The Shelbyville Missing

http://www.t-g.com/gallery/vigil-1-13-12

January 14, 2012
T-G Photos by Tracy Simmons
Despite cold temperatures, a candlelight prayer vigil for the Shelbyville Missing was well-attended by friends, family and community members Friday evening. Friends and family of Antonio Taylor, who has been missing since 1999, Bobby Smelcer, who disappeared in November 2010, and Shelley Jones Mook, missing since February 2011, gathered on the lawn of Bedford County Courthouse.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Shelbyville to hold candlelight vigil for missing people


SHELBYVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
A vigil will be held Friday night in Shelbyville for three missing people, Shelley Mook, Bobby Smelcer and Antonio Taylor.
Mook has been missing for about year. She was last seen dropping off her daughter with her ex-husband.
Smelcer vanished in 1999 and Taylor in 2010.
The vigil begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Bedford County Courthouse.


http://www.wsmv.com/story/16512808/candlelight-vigil-for-missing-people