She Left Her Parent’s Home In 2015 And Said She’d Be Back, But Her Car Was Found Abandoned In A Ditch Two Days Later
As a teenager, Rebecca Henderson Paulk of Alabama graduated from Demopolis High School before studying nursing in college. At the same time, she worked at the New Orleans Bar and Grill, also located in Demopolis.
Then, by April 2015, 26-year-old Rebecca was living in Linden, Alabama, and working a new job as a service master contractor for the Rock-Tenn Mill Company.
But, just five months later, in September, she went to visit her parents’ house and tragically disappeared.
It was September 7, 2015, when Rebecca traveled to her parents’ home located in Demopolis. At about 7:00 p.m., she walked out of their house without telling anyone where she was going and reportedly told her mother that she would be back.
Rebecca never made it back home that night, and she has remained missing ever since.
After her parents failed to get in contact with her for two days, they found out that Rebecca’s car had been discovered abandoned close to the Alabama border. At that point, they contacted the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department on September 9, 2015, and reported her missing.
That day, Rebecca’s car – a 2006 Honda Civic Del Sol – was found abandoned in the Whynot community, which is approximately 20 miles from Meridian, Mississippi. A traveler discovered her car in a ditch and contacted the police.
Upon arriving on the scene, investigators discovered Rebecca’s personal belongings – including her purse, laptop, and iPad – had been left behind. A couple of days later, Rebecca’s cell phone was subsequently discovered about a mile away from her car in a wooded area.
Rebecca’s mother, Janet Henderson, claimed she had no idea why Rebecca was in Whynot, as she’d never even heard of the community.
Facebook – pictured above is Rebecca
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Authorities searched the area with the help of canines, but no evidence of her whereabouts was uncovered.
However, it was discovered that, on September 8, 2015, surveillance camera footage from two different businesses located in Meridian, Mississippi, seemed to have captured a woman who looked like Rebecca walking with a 57-year-old man named John.
Later that month, on September 24, 2015, John was ultimately arrested – but for misdemeanor charges that weren’t related to Rebecca’s disappearance.
Still, authorities followed up on the lead and executed a search warrant at John’s home – located off of Old Wire Road in Meridian – on September 26, 2015. But, no evidence tied to Rebecca’s case was found on the property.
So, John was never charged in Rebecca’s case or even named a suspect. Rebecca’s case has also seen no new leads, the exact circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear, and her case remains unsolved.
Five years after Rebecca vanished, her mother, Janet, issued a plea to the community for help in finding her daughter.
“I can’t believe it’s five years now, and we have no word of where Rebecca is. This has been a nightmare that I wouldn’t want to wish on any other mother. It’s like a nightmare that you live over and over,” Janet said.
“I miss my daughter so much. I know there is someone out there who knows what happened to Rebecca and where she is. I ask them to please contact us, Lauderdale County Sheriff’s office or Crimestoppers. Let us bring Rebecca home.”
Rebecca’s parents are also offering a $20,000 reward for any information that leads to her discovery.
At the time she vanished, Rebecca was five foot six, weighed 145 pounds, and had blonde hair and green eyes.
If you have any information regarding her case, you are urged to contact the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department at (601) 486-4952.
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