TN TN - Jennifer Bell, 38, Nashville, abandoned vehicle found in Alabama, 24 Jul 2023 *reported missing 2 Feb 2024*

[imstilla.grandma]

The sheriff's office says Bell was reported missing around Feb. 2 in Nashville. The family last had contact with her in July 2023.

According to Lee County Sheriff's Office, the vehicle Bell was occupying was located abandoned on July 24, 2023, near the 8000 Block of Lee Road 179 Salem, Lee County, Alabama.

Police search for missing Nashville woman; abandoned vehicle found in Alabama last summer

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is searching for a missing Nashville woman whose vehicle was located abandoned in Alabama last year.

fox17.com

 

[auburnmomof2]

I am local to where her car was found. Any information at all about where she was last seen, people she could be with etc?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[TwinkieDefense]

April 4, 2024 article

Where is Jennifer Bell? Mystery shrouds woman last seen in July 2023

A family is perplexed that one of their own is missing and hasn't been heard from since last summer. Nashville police are coordinating with a department in Alabama to hopefully find answers.

www.newschannel5.com

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"She and her boyfriend at the time had had a spat or whatever, so she came to stay with me for a few days. Then I guess they made up, and she asked me to go take her to meet him and I did. She got in a vehicle with him, the same vehicle was located in Alabama a few days later —abandoned," Sullivan said.

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[azure]

April 4, 2024 article

Where is Jennifer Bell? Mystery shrouds woman last seen in July 2023

A family is perplexed that one of their own is missing and hasn't been heard from since last summer. Nashville police are coordinating with a department in Alabama to hopefully find answers.

www.newschannel5.com

[…]

"She and her boyfriend at the time had had a spat or whatever, so she came to stay with me for a few days. Then I guess they made up, and she asked me to go take her to meet him and I did. She got in a vehicle with him, the same vehicle was located in Alabama a few days later —abandoned," Sullivan said.

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Then in April, Jacob McCord — who was dating Jennifer around the time she went missing — was arrested on unrelated charges. He was in a stolen truck and tried to run away from police in Nashville, according to a report. A missing persons detective tried to meet with him in jail, but he refused to speak to them, according to a spokesperson with the police department.

With teardrop face tattoo mugshot.

 

[PommyMommy]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Circumstances of Disappearance Jennifer was last seen at the Shell Gas Station at 3863 Dickerson when he mother met her to give her some gas money. No one has seen or heard from her since.

Comments Subject was last seen driving a Blck SUV that belonged to her boyfriend, Jacob McCord.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/nashville-unsolved/tn-woman-jennifer-bell-missing/

October 3, 2024

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“I hope no one’s going to end up like us one day and wondering and searching and have a dead end,” said Lindsey Wood, Bell’s sister.

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“Unfortunately, the more time that goes in a missing persons case or any homicide case, we lose evidence,” said Elizabeth Mills, Metro Nashville Police Detective.

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According to Mills, Bell’s case is now considered a cold case since a year has gone by with no information on where she could be. “It’s a little frustrating when you don’t have a lot of evidence to build a case.”

Mills said Bell’s then-boyfriend was the last person to know her whereabouts. “I’ve tried to talk to him twice and he has declined me both times,” Mills said.

Currently, Jacob McCord is in Davidson County Jail for several unrelated charges. In April of this year, he was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, possession of fentanyl and several other charges. Detective Mills said he is not considered a suspect in Bell’s case, only a person of interest.

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More at link.

Family is offering a $5,000 reward.

 

[Caring1]

 

[Caring1]

 

[GraceG]

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/nashville-unsolved/tn-woman-jennifer-bell-missing/

October 3, 2024

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“I hope no one’s going to end up like us one day and wondering and searching and have a dead end,” said Lindsey Wood, Bell’s sister.

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“Unfortunately, the more time that goes in a missing persons case or any homicide case, we lose evidence,” said Elizabeth Mills, Metro Nashville Police Detective.

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According to Mills, Bell’s case is now considered a cold case since a year has gone by with no information on where she could be. “It’s a little frustrating when you don’t have a lot of evidence to build a case.”

Mills said Bell’s then-boyfriend was the last person to know her whereabouts. “I’ve tried to talk to him twice and he has declined me both times,” Mills said.

Currently, Jacob McCord is in Davidson County Jail for several unrelated charges. In April of this year, he was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, possession of fentanyl and several other charges. Detective Mills said he is not considered a suspect in Bell’s case, only a person of interest.

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More at link.

Family is offering a $5,000 reward.

Since he is a POI in this case, if his name is Jacob Douglas McCord, here's a rundown of his arrest history (official ".gov" judicial site). Click on the link to view the page where his data is displayed. Towards the bottom is fairly recent charges for bringing contraband into prison (whether he was the prisoner or the one bringing it in wasn't clear, and I didn't have time to research).

Case Search Details

 

[Teignmouth 22]

Jennifer's case file has just been added to the Charley Project.

Jennifer Louise Bell – The Charley Project

 

[Caring1]

This area seems very close to where Jennifer was last known to be when her mother brought her gas money at 3863 Dickerson Pike. These remains were found just down the road behind the McDonald’s which appears to be at 3300 Dickerson Pike. I hope this isn’t her. Gender is either not known or not noted/released yet. There are many people missing in Nashville and nearby areas.

This wooded area could also be a homeless camp although that is not specified.

August 22, 2025

According to Nashville PD, a woman found a “severely decomposed grouping of skeletal remains” in the wooded area behind McDonald’s on the corner of Dickerson Pike and Homestead Road.

Skeletal remains, skull found in woods off Dickerson Pike

A woman discovered the decomposed remains behind a fast-food restaurant on Friday morning.

www.wsmv.com