March 10, 2026

Chapter 134: Gone in Minutes-The Disappearance of Myra Lewis

Chapter 134: Gone in Minutes-The Disappearance of Myra Lewis
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Two-year-old Myra Lewis disappeared from her rural Mississippi home in 2014 while playing outside with her siblings. Despite one of the largest searches in state history, she has never been found. This episode explores the timeline, investigation, and lingering questions in this haunting missing child case.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Myra Lewis is encouraged to contact the Madison County Sheriff’s office at 601-859-2345 or the Mississippi highway patrol at 855-642-5378.


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Now, Hello, Hello, Welcome to the next chapter in the

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alarming lack of coverage. In the past, I've told you

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the media coverage lacking Why are the same details reported

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over and over again year after year? Why is no

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one talking? What bothers me more than anything else, though,

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is when the victim is so young and I can't

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tell you anything about them. It bothers me because though

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they've only been on this earth for such a short time,

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their life, their personality, it all still matters. When a

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toddler vanishes without a trace from her front yard, it's

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hours before anyone starts looking for her because of an

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incorrect assumption being made, with no clear idea of where

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she could be or who might have taken her. Searches

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were conducted in a desperate attempt to find her, but

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to no avail. Every year since the community of Camden, Mississippi,

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honors the anniversary of a lost little girl, they have

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refused to forget. This is the disappearance of Myra Lewis.

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Myra Reina Lewis was born on November thirtieth, twenty eleven,

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to Erica and Gregory Lewis in Camden, Mississippi. In her

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two years of life before her disappearance, Myra was just

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beginning to grow into her personality. Her grandmother, Antoinette Lewis said, quote,

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she was a good child. She was very obedient, she

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was smart. She's two, but she has the mind of

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a three or four year old. Of course, at such

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a young age, there is not a lot of information

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about her. But by the time the story begins in

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March of twenty fourteen, Myra was a big sister, her

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parents having welcomed a fourth child, another girl, the month before,

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and she loved playing with her siblings, and she was

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rarely seen without butterfly barettes in her hair. On March first,

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two year old Myra was plying in the front yard

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of her home on Mount Pilgrim Road at around ten

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thirty or eleven in the morning. The area where the

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Lewises lived was very rural. There were very few homes

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near them and not many neighbors close by. Erica left

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the home that morning with her son to go to

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the store, and she told Myra and her sister to

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go inside. Gregory was in the back bedroom of the home,

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according to an article for The Clarion Ledger, taking care

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of the baby. Erica and her son get into the

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car and pull away from the house, never seeing if

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Myra and her sister made it back inside. As the

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hours passed, neither Gregory nor Erica realized that anything was wrong,

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Erica assumed that her daughter had gone back into the

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house like she had been told. In fact, she claimed,

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according to at least one article for the Clarion Ledger,

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that she did see Myra go back in, and Gregory

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assumed Myra had gone to the store with her mother.

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Almost four hours after anyone had laid eyes on Myra,

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Erica returned home from the store, and when she and

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her husband realized that the little girl was nowhere to

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be found, they immediately began searching for her. According to

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the Clarion Ledger, Gregory took his ATV out to search

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the property and surrounding areas for his daughter, even trying

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to track her with the family dogs, though they had

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never been trained to do this. After an hour of

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the family searching for her on their own, the Madison

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County Sheriff's Department was called and she was reported missing.

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At the notification of a missing two year old, the

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police immediately began a search of their own, canvassing the

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four square miles surrounding the house, as well as the

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pond across the street. Mara's family was interviewed and they

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cooperated fully, all of them also taking and passing polygraph tests.

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Though police were transparent about the fact that every member

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of Myra's inner circle would be considered a potential suspect.

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It's important to point out, though, that, at least according

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to Erica's mother, Martha Sanders, in an interview on March ninth,

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twenty twenty six, Erica herself had a solid alibi and

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someone could account for her whereabouts for the entire day.

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As the search continued into the night, with helicopters taking

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to the air to cover a wider search area, and

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into the next day, Madison County community members joined in

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the search, over three hundred people assisting in any way

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they could to find Myra. That same day, on the second,

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and Amber Alert was issued with Myra's information, urging the

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public to be on the lookout for her. On the third,

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the Clarion Ledger reported that her case was classified as

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an abduction, though at a press conference held two days

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later after the FBI joined Madison County and the Mississippi

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Highway Patrol in their search for Myra, Madison County Sheriff

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Randy Tucker said of an alleged kidnapping, quote, We're treating

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it just as it was reported. She is missing and

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that's how we're going to pursue it. I've not specifically

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received a call that she was taken away from the house,

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An FBI Special Agent in charge, Daniel McMullin said, quote,

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whether we call it abduction, missing, what have you. We

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want to know where she is and we don't know

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that right now. So all of the resources of the county,

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state resources, and federal resources are being brought together to

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do this. Those resources included scientific and investigated personnel, as

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well as air patrol to help aid in the search.

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Sheriff Tucker did acknowledge that while they weren't investigating a kidnapping,

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they would be open to every possible circumstance. According to CBS,

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he said, quote, until we can prove or disprove one

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or the other, we've still got to consider every possibility.

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She may have wandered off, she may have been abducted.

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We just don't know what happened at this point. While

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Sheriff Tucker was optimistic that Myra would be found alive

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and well, the days had only grown colder, not warmer,

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as the investigation progressed, with temperatures in the thirties and

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low forties during the day and at night, it dropped

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to the twenties. Myra had last been seen in a

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sweater and khaki pants, not near leno. Protection against the

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cold for a little girl, and exposure to the elements

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was a very real concern. As the investigation continued, the

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focus on Myra's shifted from where she could be to

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charges against her mother, but not for anything having to

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do with her daughter's case. When the Lewis's home was

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searched for any evidence regarding what happened to Myra in

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the early days of the investigation, a firearm was found. Ordinarily,

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this wouldn't be that big of a deal, except Arica

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was currently serving a five year probation sentence per felony

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foodstamp fraud convictions. Of her daughter's arrest, Myra's maternal grandmother,

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Martha Sanders, said quote, I think they should have waited,

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considering she is a good mother now. While she was

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held without bond as the courts decided on whether or

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not she would be receiving an additional charge. Myra's case

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was further hindered by CPS getting involved and removing the

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other children from their father's care after the home had

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been condemned. According to an article for WAPT. Ultimately, Narka

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was released from prison without a felony weapons charge, and

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she and Gregory resumed the search for Myra and the

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battle to regain custody of their children. On March tenth,

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nine days after Myra had gone missing, the FBI announced

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they would be offering a twenty thousand dollars reward for

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information regarding Myra's whereabouts or her safe return. Agent McMullen said,

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according to WAPT, quote, we hope by offering this reward,

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we will oversee that information and bring her home. We're

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hopeful that she is still alive, and we're working day

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in and day out to bring her back home. We

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have received a number of different leads, but not the

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one we need to bring her home. One of the

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tips received was a rumor that Myra had possibly been

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hit by an SUV in front of her home. The

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theory running rampant on social media. Sheriff Tucker said, quote

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one of the scenarios was that Myra was possibly run

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over by that vehicle. Obviously, following my pledge to follow

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every lead, we impounded that vehicle. It is not charged

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with anything related to the child at this point. Now.

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The suv was forensically tested but no evidence tying the

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vehicle to Myra was found. As the weeks turned into months,

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the tips and leads dwindled, and while the investigation was

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ongoing and Sheriff Tucker was still optimistic, there was nothing

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for investigators to go on. Leads had initially come flooding in,

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especially after brief mentions of Myira in national media outlets,

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but by July, four months after she had first gone missing,

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those leads had dried up. Even still, until they had

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evidence to the contrary, investigators were operating under the assumption

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that Myra was alive. Seven months later, the investigation that

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had lost its momentum rekindled and a search was conducted.

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After a report was filed identifying specific areas where Myra

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might be found. This report was made by a volunteer

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organization called find Me that utilizes psychics to assist in

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finding missing people. Some of these areas, according to the Clarion, Ledger,

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had already been searched prior to this quote quote tip,

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but they were searched again just in case anything was missed.

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While he had never received a tip or a suggestion

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from a psychic that proved to be true in the past,

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Sheriff Tucker was hopeful enough to take a chance. He said, quote,

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what we've done to this point hasn't turned Myra up.

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And if they've got a suggestion or a scenario that

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could lead me to her, I'd be the first to

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be happy to believe in it. I hope we can

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find her. I go to bed thinking about her every night.

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Though Tucker was hopeful that something useful would come from

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the psychic suggestion, nothing was found that could aid in

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the investigation. One year after Myra disappeared, the tips stopped

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coming in and her family was heartbroken that she still

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hadn't been found. District Attorney Michael Guest said, quote, everyone's

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disappointed that we've been unable to bring closure to this

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case and bring justice to anyone who was responsible for

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taking and possibly harming Myra Lewis. I believe Sheriff Tucker

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and his department have done everything possible to try and

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bring closure to this case, but unfortunately we've been unable

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to locate Myra, and there are no individuals we have

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enough evidence yet to charge. A nonprofit investigative agency got

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involved with Myra's case two years after her disappearance, and

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while they claimed to be garnering some more activity, it

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didn't pan out into anything particularly helpful. Year by year,

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the police still held out hope that Myra would be found,

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but the tips all but ceased coming in, and by

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twenty nineteen the Lewises had disappeared. The house on Mount

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Pilgrim Road is now abandoned if it's still standing, and

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at least the media have been unable to find them.

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There's no evidence to suggest Myra's parents had anything to

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do with her disappearance, and it's likely that they left

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because staying was simply too painful Without Myra. Even twelve

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years after the fact, those in Madison County were remember

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the name Mara Lewis. They may not remember all the details,

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but they remember her, and they honor the anniversary every year,

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as Myra's case is still the longest running amber alert

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in Camden. Though Myra would now be fourteen years old,

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all grown up in a freshman in high school, community

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members are still looking for the two year old girl

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with butterfly clips in her hair, and no one is

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more dedicated to the search than Sheriff Tucker. He said,

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according to an article for dark Horse Press now quote,

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it's personal. I don't want it solved for me. I

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want it solved for Myra. The person that matters most

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is Myra. I can promise as long as I'm here,

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this case will still be open to anybody that abducted her.

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Please consider her need and her family and her right

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to be with her family. No one has ever been

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named a suspect or person of interest in Myra's disappearance,

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so her grandmother has her suspicions that someone in the

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family is responsible, at least according to the brief statement

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she made this past Monday for the anniversary. At the

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time of her disappearance, Mayra Lewis was two years old,

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a black female with black hair and brown eyes. She

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was two foot ten and approximately twenty seven pounds. She

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was last seen wearing a turquoise sweater with a bear

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on the front, off, whiter khaki pants, and pink tennis shoes.

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Anyone with information regarding her case is urged to call

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the Madison County Sheriff's Office at six zero one eight

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five nine two three four five, or you can call

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the Mississippi Highway Patrol at eight five five six four

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two five three seven eight. The FBI is still offering

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a twenty thousand dollars reward. As always, the numbers will

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be in the source notes below. This is a profoundly

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frustrating case. Mayra lewis seemingly vanished without a tree, and

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there's no witnesses to speak of, Like in the case

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of Wesley Dale Morgan, another two year old that disappeared

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from right outside his house. No one saw anything at all,

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and the houses were on rural enough land that it's

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likely no one outside of the area saw anything suspicious either.

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There's no evidence to point anyone in any direction as

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to what could have happened or where she could be.

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And that's the saddest part of all. It's very possible

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her family might not get answers for a very long

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time because there's never been anything substantial to go on.

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As always, I thank you so much for listening, and

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I hope you have a wonderful week. This is a

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shorter one, but these shorter cases are just as important

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as the longer ones. And stay tuned because you are

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getting an early episode next week on Monday, So stay

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tuned for that and I will see you in the

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next chapter of the Book of the Dead. Bye, guys.

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Another page closed, But the story isn't over for the

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families left behind. The pain doesn't end when the headline's fade,

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and for the victims, we owe them more than silence

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for our on solved cases. If you have any information,

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please reach out to local authorities or visit our show

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notes for links and resources. Someone out there knows something,

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Maybe it's you. Thank you for listening to the Book

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of the Dead. If this story moved or spoke to

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you in some way, talk about it, share it, keep

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their names alive. Until next time, I'm Courtney Liso. Stay safe,

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stay curious, and stay vigilant, and remember the dead may

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be gone, but their stories will not be forgotten.