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The original was posted on /r/unresolvedmysteries by /u/WhiteBearPrince on 2023-12-31 20:20:45+00:00.
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Twenty four year old Inesha Haygood went missing in Morristown, Tennessee. She was a black female, who was 5’6” tall, and weighed approximately 120-125 pounds. She had three tattoos: “Jezz-lyn” on the left side of her neck, “Robert Allen” on her left chest, and a small heart-shaped tattoo on her ankle.She was last seen on either December 28 or 29th, (reports vary) 2015. On the day of her disappearance, it was reported that Haygood was either last seen walking away from her home on Lakeview Circle at around 11 a.m. or possibly driving with an unknown man. WATE TV Channel 6 news stated simply that "she was last seen on December 28, 2015, leaving her home in Morristown." She was reported missing by her family on January 5th, 2016.
The confusion surrounding the date and circumstances of Heygood's last sighting seems to stem from her boyfriend lying to police about the last time he saw her. Morristown police said Heygood's boyfriend, 32-year-old Simeon Cruz Mendoza, faced charges for lying about her whereabouts. A warrant showed that Mendoza faced a “false reports” charge after investigators said he gave incorrect statements about the last time he saw her.
According to Heygood's brother, Emanuel Haygood, Mendoza only participated in one of the many searches the family organized and conducted in attempts to locate her.
Haygood's mother believes Mendoza was involved in her death. She stated, “He was the last person she was with. He lied about her wear about (sic) and everything. He was held here in jail until November, so he was held over a year, but he was released November the ninth.”
Inesha Haygood's remains were found, by two men who were hunting mushrooms, in a wooded, secluded area in Grainger County, Tennessee, near Bean Station, in April 2018. That is approximately ten miles from where she went missing. Dental records were used to identify her. Police said that her cause of death is unknown. Haygood was survived by her mother, Brenda Haygood; her brother, Emanuel; and her 15 year old daughter.
If you have any information on Inesha Haygood, contact the Morristown Police Department at (423) 585-4675.
Sources
https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/morristown-family-continues-search-for-loved-one-2-years-after-disappearance/
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