TN TN - Taquila Hayes, 41, Memphis, (husband reported last seen), 8 June 2019 *husband guilty*

  • #41
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said they are heading back out to the area near the home of a mother who was reported missing more than a month ago.

Investigators didn’t reveal why they returned to the area, but they did say they are conducting a ground search with more than 60 deputies looking for clues in the disappearance of Taquila Hayes.

A command post has been established at Dexter and Lenow.

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Courtesy of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

Detectives with Shelby County Sheriff’s Office have been working to figure out what happened to Hayes since she was reported missing August 9.
Deputies conduct new search near home of missing mother
A command post and 60 deputies is a significant search effort and leads me to believe the investigation has developed some good information. I'm very glad to see this. MOO
 
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  • #43
ShelbyTNSheriff on Twitter
SCSO has returned to the area near the home of Tequila Hayes. More than 60 members of the sheriff’s office are conducting a ground search of the area looking for clues in her disappearance. Deputies have established a command post at Dexter and Lenow.

9:48 AM · Sep 17, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

ShelbyTNSheriff on Twitter (Video)
SCSO began the search around 7:00am. Members of the sheriff’s office will search several miles of terrain over a span of several hours. Lenow Road is closed between Macon and Dexter. Please select an alternate route to avoid delays.
10:23 AM · Sep 17, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

ShelbyTNSheriff on Twitter (Video)
SCSO briefing on search
10:59 AM · Sep 17, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

ShelbyTNSheriff on Twitter
SCSO has concluded today’s ground search near the home of Tequila Hayes. Lenow Road is now open. Searchers did not discover any new clues. This investigation remains active. Anyone with tip information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers or detectives at 222-5600.
1:16 PM · Sep 17, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
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  • #45
Warrant: Husband believed to be involved in Cordova woman’s disappearance

Warrant: Husband believed to be involved in Cordova woman’s disappearance
Finally! :)

There is a lot to soak in... From the article:
  • WREG obtained a search warrant that says LE believe CH was directly involved in the disappearance of TH, sometime between May 21 and 22.
  • LE said fresh paint, new carpet and drained bank accounts prompted them to search the home.
  • More than 60 deputies and volunteers spent hours scouring the area around her home looking for clues on Tuesday.
  • The home appears empty now.
  • Investigators fulfilled the search warrant on Aug. 19.
  • The warrant, signed on the night of Aug. 18, allowed investigators to search the home as well as TH's car for firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, computers, computer storage hardware, electronic devices, cell phones, DNA, clothing, weapons and other evidence found on the property as needed in the crime of criminal homicide.
  • TH was reported missing by her mother on Aug. 9, and she told deputies her family hadn't actually spoken to TH for a few months prior. Her mother went on to say CH said they had separated in early June, but he was embarrassed to tell the family.
  • CH allegedly said TH had left the house with a friend sometime around June 8 and quit her job as a nurse at Methodist. But TH's mother said that didn't match her daughter's behavior, telling us in previous interviews she would never leave her 12-year-old son.
  • On Aug. 12, three days after the missing person's report was filed, TH's supervisor contacted LE. She clocked out May 20 but was a no-show on May 21. The supervisor said she attempted to contact her, sending multiple text messages with no response.
  • When she texted again saying she would call the police for a wellness check if TH didn't respond, she finally got a callback, but not from TH. It was CH on the other end of the line. CH told her TH wouldn't be returning to work, and when the supervisor asked multiple times to speak to her, he refused.
  • TH's mother also told LE that CH had given different accounts of what happened to different family members.
  • On the same day she was reported missing, Carl was interviewed by detectives.
  • He said he and TH separated in June over infidelity issues and that since her disappearance he had accessed her cell phone, switched the SIM card and had pretended to be her when speaking to other people.
  • When LE looked around the home, they noticed new carpet in the living room, dining room and master bedroom, as well as new paint.
  • The home is a rental property, and the lease expires next month.
  • When asked about the new carpet, CH said he replaced it so he wouldn't lose his deposit; a receipt from July 2 showed he paid $1,500 for it.
  • When LE initially looked through the house the day she was reported missing, they noticed TH had no belongings in the house. CH said he had thrown away anything that was hers.
  • When deputies looked in TH's car, they saw what looked to be new carpet. CH told them he had cleaned it.
  • Detectives also checked bank records. Video footage at multiple Regions Bank locations shows CH withdrawing money from TH's accounts, including one for $800 on May 22, the day after she was a no-show for work. More than $4,000 was taken from accounts.
  • Just Tuesday, investigators said this is still a missing person's case.
  • WREG reached out to the SCSO to find out why the search warrant said the property needed to be searched "in the crime of criminal homicide" and a spokesperson said this is still a missing persons case.
 
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  • #46
Also crazy that he spent $1500 on new carpeting for his rented home so he could “get the security deposit back” pretty sure he just spent the whole thing on the carpet anyways lol :rolleyes:
Glad there’s been traction in this case, justice for Taquila!!
 
  • #47
Also crazy that he spent $1500 on new carpeting for his rented home so he could “get the security deposit back” pretty sure he just spent the whole thing on the carpet anyways lol :rolleyes:
Glad there’s been traction in this case, justice for Taquila!!

He's definitely an idiot. These dudes really just blow my mind sometimes. Are they actually expecting people to hear their "explanations" and come away from it thinking they are innocent? What excuse is there for switching SIM cards and trying to act like your missing wife?
 
  • #48
Finally! :)

There is a lot to soak in... From the article:
  • WREG obtained a search warrant that says LE believe CH was directly involved in the disappearance of TH, sometime between May 21 and 22.
  • LE said fresh paint, new carpet and drained bank accounts prompted them to search the home.
  • More than 60 deputies and volunteers spent hours scouring the area around her home looking for clues on Tuesday.
  • The home appears empty now.
  • Investigators fulfilled the search warrant on Aug. 19.
  • The warrant, signed on the night of Aug. 18, allowed investigators to search the home as well as TH's car for firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, computers, computer storage hardware, electronic devices, cell phones, DNA, clothing, weapons and other evidence found on the property as needed in the crime of criminal homicide.
  • TH was reported missing by her mother on Aug. 9, and she told deputies her family hadn't actually spoken to TH for a few months prior. Her mother went on to say CH said they had separated in early June, but he was embarrassed to tell the family.
  • CH allegedly said TH had left the house with a friend sometime around June 8 and quit her job as a nurse at Methodist. But TH's mother said that didn't match her daughter's behavior, telling us in previous interviews she would never leave her 12-year-old son.
  • On Aug. 12, three days after the missing person's report was filed, TH's supervisor contacted LE. She clocked out May 20 but was a no-show on May 21. The supervisor said she attempted to contact her, sending multiple text messages with no response.
  • When she texted again saying she would call the police for a wellness check if TH didn't respond, she finally got a callback, but not from TH. It was CH on the other end of the line. CH told her TH wouldn't be returning to work, and when the supervisor asked multiple times to speak to her, he refused.
  • TH's mother also told LE that CH had given different accounts of what happened to different family members.
  • On the same day she was reported missing, Carl was interviewed by detectives.
  • He said he and TH separated in June over infidelity issues and that since her disappearance he had accessed her cell phone, switched the SIM card and had pretended to be her when speaking to other people.
  • When LE looked around the home, they noticed new carpet in the living room, dining room and master bedroom, as well as new paint.
  • The home is a rental property, and the lease expires next month.
  • When asked about the new carpet, CH said he replaced it so he wouldn't lose his deposit; a receipt from July 2 showed he paid $1,500 for it.
  • When LE initially looked through the house the day she was reported missing, they noticed TH had no belongings in the house. CH said he had thrown away anything that was hers.
  • When deputies looked in TH's car, they saw what looked to be new carpet. CH told them he had cleaned it.
  • Detectives also checked bank records. Video footage at multiple Regions Bank locations shows CH withdrawing money from TH's accounts, including one for $800 on May 22, the day after she was a no-show for work. More than $4,000 was taken from accounts.
  • Just Tuesday, investigators said this is still a missing person's case.
  • WREG reached out to the SCSO to find out why the search warrant said the property needed to be searched "in the crime of criminal homicide" and a spokesperson said this is still a missing persons case.

Oh how I wish her supervisor had called in a welfare check regardless (not blaming the supervisor in any way, they could not have known). Hoping phone records from May can be accessed to see where either of their phones went so that she might be located. So sad. I am glad to get this update to know that LE aren’t giving up for TH.
 
  • #49
SEP 20, 2019
Detectives confirm they have person of interest in case of missing mother
Detectives with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office confirmed they have a person of interest in the disappearance of Taquila Hayes.

Authorities wouldn't release a name and said they are also still waiting for pieces of evidence to come back that was sent to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Sadly, they said they have no indication that she is alive and well, but they are still holding out hope.

A search warrant obtained by WREG revealed investigators believe Carl Hayes was directly involved in the disappearance of his wife Taquila Hayes, sometime between May 21 and 22.


[...]

 
  • #50
SEP 20, 2019
Deputies give latest details on disappearance of Taquila Hayes
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference Friday afternoon to discuss the disappearance of Taquila Hayes.

[...]

A search warrant from August reveals that Carl Hayes was somehow involved.

“Carl Hayes was involved directly with Taquila Hayes’ disappearance sometime between 5/21 and 5/22/2019," was written in the warrant.

Carl Hayes has not been linked to any crime.

Harris says the investigation has led to a person of interest but has not released a name.

:confused:
 
  • #51
SEP 21, 2019
SCSO: Deputies have no evidence to suggest missing Cordova woman is 'alive and well'
[...]

FOX13 asked detectives if Carl is the person of interest and is he cooperating with authorities.

"We have not spoken with him in several weeks, we are going after what the evidence tells us; we're following the science, and we are waiting for TBI," said chief inspector Chris Harris with the SCSO.

[...]

"I just don't have any hope at this point. It's unlike my daughter to abandon her son, to abandon a profession that she worked so hard and diligently to accomplish," said Roberta Null.

Again, detectives are not saying who the person of interest is. Right now, they are waiting for results from the TBI to come back in the next few weeks.

They said their priority is making sure Taquila's 12-year-old son gets the support he needs.

[...]

Deputies spent several hours Tuesday searching for the 41-year-old nurse who was reported missing in August.

Crews had three search dogs looking for clues on Dexter Road near Houston Levee. That area was shut down with deputies searched the area.

[...]
 
  • #52
Glad to see that Taquila's disappearance is still in the news but I don't think there's anything new here...

SEP 25, 2019
Husband suspected in disappearance of West Tennessee woman
Authorities believe a Tennessee man had something to do with the disappearance of his wife.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that it had a person of interest in Taquila Hayes' disappearance, but declined to name that person. But a search warrant says authorities suspect Hayes' husband, Carl Hayes, is directly involved in her disappearance.

[...]
 
  • #53
About 27 miles/34 minutes from the home: Google Maps

OCT 6, 2019
Human bones found by boater at Riverside Marina
Officers were called to the marina in Martin Luther King Jr. Riverside Park at 10 a.m., where a boater told them he found the remains.

No identification has been made, police said.

:(
 
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"According to SCSO, they have evidence that is currently being tested at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation crime lab."

O.K. That is from an article dated September 21, 2019. It is now November 15, 2019. How much longer is this going to take before we learn the results? Meanwhile, the husband is running around loose when he should be under arrest (IMO).

SCSO: Deputies have no evidence to suggest missing Cordova woman is 'alive and well'
 
  • #56
"According to SCSO, they have evidence that is currently being tested at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation crime lab."

O.K. That is from an article dated September 21, 2019. It is now November 15, 2019. How much longer is this going to take before we learn the results? Meanwhile, the husband is running around loose when he should be under arrest (IMO).

SCSO: Deputies have no evidence to suggest missing Cordova woman is 'alive and well'
They may or may not have the results already but I wouldn't necessarily expect them to announce them to the public. MOO
 
  • #57
NOV 27, 2019
Family of missing woman says first holiday without her is a difficult reminder of her disappearance
[…]

“I’ve just been going with the motions,” RN said. “Knowing that it’s Thanksgiving, my family loves to eat, we love gathering, but knowing that we have somebody that won’t be there is the hardest part and that’s Taquila, my daughter.”

RN said preparations for Thanksgiving are not as joyful as past years. She misses her daughter’s laugh, smile, and sharing her favorite foods with her.

[…]

RN said she thinks about her daughter every day and prays for closure. She no longer believes her daughter is alive and hopes she can find her so she can give her a proper burial.

“At night it really gets rough,” RN said. “Just laying there. Just me and my thoughts.”

[…]

“Times like this, we would get together and we talk about things when we were smaller, growing up our favorite music, Taquila loved old school music,” said SH.

SH said she wants justice for her sister and continues to pray for her.

[…]
 
  • #58
Bumping for Taquila. Her family needs some answers!
 
  • #59
FEB 10, 2020
Husband of missing Cordova woman arrested, charged with 2nd-degree murder
[...]

Carl Hayes is charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence, a spokesman with the Shelby County District Attorney’s office said. Jail records show him booked Monday, but a photo was not yet available.

Court records show he was indicted by a grand jury on the charges last week.

[...]
 
  • #60
@PommyMommy thanks for such a fantastic update!!! I’m so glad there will be justice for Taquila and her momma and other loved ones! So happy to hear this news, he didn’t deserve another day free!
 

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