August 23, 2024 in Regional, Top Stories

FBI KNOXVILLE OFFERING $10,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION REGARDING WHERABOUTS OF THREE MISSING PEOPLE

FBI Knoxville is offering a $10,000 reward for information resulting in the location of Brenda Carroll, Bonnie Drane, and William Inklebarger and the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for their disappearance and/or death. All three individuals were reported missing from Knoxville in early 2018.

Multiple attempts to locate Carroll, Drane, and Inklebarger have been conducted with the assistance of several investigatory units from the Knoxville Police Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the University of Tennessee Anthropology Department, the Roane County Search and Rescue team, Anderson County Sheriff’s office, Rocky Top Police Department, and the FBI Evidence Response team.

Drane, 47, is described as a white female approximately 5’7″ weighing 140 lb with brown eyes and brown hair. Drane was last seen at UT Medical Center on December 27th, 2017, while visiting a family member. She was reported missing on January 10th, 2018. Drane’s 1998 silver Honda Accord was located on January 21st and an apartment complex on Bridlewood Drive.

Inklebarger, 42, is described as a white male approximately 6’0″ weighing 150 lb with hazel eyes and black hair. Inklebarger was last seen by his father on December 29th, 2017, any Cherry Street Motel. On January 5th, 2018, Inklebarger’s father went to check on his son at the same motel room, but he was not there prompting the father to leave a note for his son The father returned to the motel again on January 11th where he found most of his son’s belongings. Inklebarger was reported missing one day later.

Carroll, 48, is described as a white female approximately 5’1″ and weighing 140 lb with hazel eyes and blonde hair. Carroll was last heard from on January 1st, 2018 when she contacted her sister through Facebook messenger. At the time, Carol was believed to be in the company of both Drane and Inklebarger. Carroll was reported missing on March 19th, 2018.

Drane, Inklebarger, and Carroll frequented each other’s company, lacked a permanent residence, and kept the same social circle. They were also associates of Jeremy Jerome Hardison, alias, big country, who is now serving life in prison after being convicted of murder. Hardison is a person of interest in the disappearance of Drane, Inklebarger, and Carroll.

If anyone has any information on what happened to or where Drane, Inklebarger, and Carroll are, they are asked to call the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-7212, the FBI Knoxville Division at 865-544-0751, or East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165. All tipsters can remain anonymous.

 



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