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Walker, Laresha Deana 11/19/99; Nashville TN
Topic Started: Mar 5 2006, 11:02 PM (568 Views)
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Laresha Deana Walker
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Female/Black, 5'7", 190-200 lbs., black hair, brown eyes, other
DOB: January 2, 1976
Tennessee Drivers License #: 79844454
NCIC#: M900327025

Laresha Walker was last seen on Friday, November 19, 1999, when she dropped off her two-year-old son with her sister, and told her she was leaving in the morning to go to Murfreesboro to get her vehicle appraised. Laresha never returned. One of her sisters went to Laresha's house to check for her on November 20, and found the residence empty, but the lights were on and music was blaring, so she turned the music down. The sister returned again to Laresha's residence the morning of November 21, and found it still empty.


Please contact us if you have any information regarding this individual:

by e-mail, missing_persons@police.nashville.org
by phone, (615) 862-7557 or (615) 862-7546
Nashville Crime Stoppers, (615) 74-CRIME
by fax, (615) 862-7810
Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=9381393

Few Clues Nine Years After Woman's Disappearance

Posted: Nov 19, 2008 05:46 PM EST

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Few Clues Nine Years After Woman's Disappearance
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Picture of Laresha Walker, who is missing, and her son



Walker and her sisters



Walker's son






NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's been nine years since a Nashville woman disappeared.

Laresha Walker, 23, was beloved by her family and friends. She had a 2-year-old son.

One day she was gone and her family continues to search for answers.

Put three sisters together and you're sure to hear some great stories.

"Our minds are continually churning. We have no clue," said Cimeaka Patton, one of Walker's sisters.

On Nov. 19, 1999, Walker dropped off her son at her sister's home. She was going to get her car looked at the next morning.

Neighbors at her home off Ben Allen Road reported that she was arguing with someone outside her townhouse that night. That was the last time anyone heard from or saw Walker.

"The music was up, but there was no sign of her there," said Lakesha Chambers, another sister.

The case has remained cold for nine years. Each year is another one Laresha Walker's son grows up without his mother.

"I miss seeing what she'd be today," Cimeaka Patton said. "I miss that her son is missing out on a good woman

"That's hard for me to look at him every day and I know that he's emotional and I know that he misses his mom. But I don't know what to tell him. And it hurts so bad."

The sisters still hope that this story will have an ending one day and that they can go back to sharing those memories they missed out on.

"We pray for that every day," Chambers said.

Metro police said although this is still considered a missing persons case they do believe foul play may be involved and treat the case as a potential homicide.

If anyone has any information that could be helpful to detectives, please call Metro police or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.

CLICK HERE to view Metro's missing persons in Davidson County.

Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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http://www.police.nashville.org/get_involv...eana_walker.htm
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/ga...hp?A200301506W
http://www.nampn.doenetwork.us/cases...r_laresha.html




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http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/walker_laresha.html

Laresha Deana Walker


Above: Walker, circa 1999


Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: November 19, 1999 from Nashville, Tennessee
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: January 2, 1976
Age: 23 years old
Height and Weight: 5'7, 190 - 200 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Walker goes by her middle name, Deana. One of her upper front teeth is capped or trimmed in gold and inscribed with the letter "D." Walker's ears are pierced. She has a surgical scar on the left side of her chest as the result of a heart operation. Some agencies may spell Walker's first name "LaResha" and her middle name "Dana."
Medical Conditions: Walker has been diagnosed with a heart condition and is required to take medication. She did not have her prescription with her at the time of her November 1999 disappearance.


Details of Disappearance

Walker was last seen in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee on November 19, 1999. She dropped her two-year-old son off at her sister's residence in the 900 block of Gayle Street for the night. Walker said that she was driving her vehicle to Murfreesboro, Tennessee the following morning for an appraisal. She called her father between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. Walker has never been heard from again.
One of Walker's sisters checked her residence in the 3800 block of Edwards Avenue when Walker failed to contact her loved ones on the following day, November 20, 1999. Her sister found that the lights were turned on inside Walker's home and the stereo was playing loudly. Her sister turned down the volume and left the apartment. Walker's family checked her home again the following day, November 21. She was nowhere to be found and they summoned the authorities.

Walker's maroon or red four-door 1995 Oldsmobile Achieva with Tennessee license plates numbered 419-ABG has never been recovered. The vehicle had a long scratch on the driver's side. The clothes Walker wore on the day of her disappearance were discovered inside of her residence. Her case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.

Walker was employed at Peterbilt Motors Company in Nashville in 1999. Her family said she found the job through a temporary agency, the Nashville Career Advancement Center. Walker is described as a responsible person who was very protective of her son. Her family believes she would never have left her home without sharing her plans.



Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Metro Nashville Police Department
615-862-7557;
615-862-7546
OR
615-74-CRIME



Source Information
Metro Nashville Police Department
Child Protection Education Of America
The Tennessean
The National Center for Missing Adults


Charley Project Home

Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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Little Clues In Decade Old Missing Woman Case
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 4:52 PM EST
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Little Clues In Decade Old Missing Woman Case
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By Nicole Ferguson

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A decade after a Nashville woman went missing, there are still little clues as to what happened to the young mother.

Laresha Walker has not been seen or heard from since the evening of November 18, 1999. The 23-year-old dropped off her then 2-year-old son Rayvon at her sister's home.

She told her family she was heading to Murfreesboro the next morning to get her maroon 1988 Oldsmobile Achieva checked out.

That night, a neighbor reported hearing Walker argue with someone outside her townhome, which was in a neighborhood off Ben Allen Road. The next day, Walker never came back for her son.

"She would always call like early in the morning, and when she didn't call that was kind of like ‘hmm, she didn't call me and she was supposed to bring some diapers back,’” said Walker's sister Lakesha Chambers.

On the evening of Nov. 19, Chambers said she went to Walker's home to look for her, but all she found was her sister's radio blasting.

"It was so loud. It was so loud," said Chambers.

In 2009, Walker's son is 12-years-old, a basketball player who strongly resembles his mother.


"I feel like he was cheated because he didn't get a chance to know her," said Walker's younger sister Cimeaka Patton.

Metro police said they suspect foul play, and are treating the case as a homicide investigation despite no body ever being located.


"It's really hard. It's really hard to have to live everyday without knowing," said Chambers. "Not knowing is the hardest part and this child [Rayvon] needs closure."

The case has gone cold.

Email: nferguson@newschannel5.com
Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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