MS Demakia Ann Phinizee 26 missing from Tupelo, Mississippi 2007

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Demakia Ann Phinizee – The Charley Project

Demakia Ann Phinizee
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Phinizee, circa 2007; Phinizee's 2005 Pontiac Grand Am

  • Missing Since10/12/2007
  • Missing FromTupelo, Mississippi
  • ClassificationEndangered Missing
  • Age26 years old
  • Height and Weight5'1 - 5'3, 122 - 160 pounds
  • Clothing/Jewelry DescriptionBlue denim capri pants with pockets in the sides, a tan shirt with red around the sleeves and neck, and red flip-flop sandals.
  • Distinguishing CharacteristicsAfrican-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Phinizee's ears are pierced.
Details of Disappearance
Phinizee was last seen dropping someone else off at the Fillmore Center, the alternative school where she worked as a security guard in the 900 block of Fillmore Drive in Tupelo, Mississippi, at noon on October 12, 2007. She has never been heard from again.

Her red two-door 2005 Pontiac Grand Am, which she was driving when she was last seen, was recovered that evening at Warfield Apartments in the 2600 block of Jackson Street in Tupelo. A photograph of it is posted with this case summary.

Witnesses saw the vehicle enter the apartment complex at a high rate of speed. An African-American male wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans was driving. He exited the car and ran behind the apartments.

Phinizee spent five years in the United States Army and was earning a degree in criminal justice at the time of her disappearance. Her loved ones stated it is uncharacteristic of her to abandon her three children. Police have no suspects in her disappearance and are treating her case a missing person rather than a crime. It remains unsolved.
 
When Demakia didn't pick up her children from her sister's house after school, her sister reported her missing. When police went to her home, they noted the sheets in the master bedroom were gone. Demakia's husband, Robert Delawrence "Tre" Phinizee, said he hadn't seen her since 6:00 a.m. on the day of her disappearance, and suggested she had simply run off with a boyfriend. He said he'd removed the sheets because their children had wet the bed. The sheets were never recovered. Demakia spent five years in the United States Army and was earning a degree in criminal justice at the time of her disappearance. She and Robert were separated and she was seeing another man. Her loved ones stated it is uncharacteristic of her to abandon her children. There had been at least two domestic violence incidents in the couple's relationship. A photo of Robert is posted with this case summary. He took the children and moved out of Tupelo the day after Demakia's disappearance. He later remarried. In February 2020, he was charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his estranged wife; they were in the process of a divorce. In the wake of Robert's arrest, police are looking into Demakia's disappearance again. He has always been the main person of interest in her case, but he has never been charged in connection with it.
Source: Demakia Ann Phinizee – The Charley Project
Honestly very scary that he was arrested in February for attempting to kill his current wife. Hopefully with this the police will be able to find out what happened to Demakia.
 

Feb 20, 2020

April 3, 2020
 
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Name: Demakia Ann Phinizee
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 12, 2007
Location Last Seen: Verona, Lee County, Mississippi

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: 26 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" - 5'3"
Weight: 150 - 160 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Blue jean capri’s with pockets in the sides; tan shirt with red around the sleeves and neck; red flip flops
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Demakia Phinizee was last seen on October 12, 2007, in her red Pontiac Grand Am dropping off a co-worker at the Filmore Center, an alternative school an alternative school where Demakia worked as a security guard. Her sister reported her missing when the school called and reported Demakia didn't pick up her 3 children after school.

Later that evening, Demakia's car was found at Warfield Apartments on the 2600 block of Jackson Street in Tupelo. Witnesses observed the car enter the apartment complex at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was driven by a black male wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. The driver exited the vehicle and ran behind the apartments where there was a field and a small storage unit.

When police searched Demakia's home they noticed the sheets in the master bedroom were missing. Demakia's husband told police he had removed the sheets because the children had wet the bed. The sheets were never recovered.

Demakia and her husband were separated at the time of her disappearance. He has stated to police he believes Demakia ran off with another man. Damakia's family is adamant she would never have abandoned her three children. They believe foul play is involved.

Demakia's husband remarried and in 2020, he was charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his "new" wife. He was sentenced to 42 years in prison.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Agency Contact Person: Anthony Thompson
Agency Phone Number: 662-563-6400
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: M07-1036

NamUs Case Number: 43309

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Daily Journal - Nov. 21, 2007
Lee County Courier - Apr. 3, 2020

Admin Notes​

Added: 01/15/2024; Last Updated: 01/15/2024 - By: hb
 

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