KNOXVILLE, TN. – FBI Nashville – Knoxville Resident Agency is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts 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.
The initial reward of $10,000 was announced in August 2024. Due to recently recovered evidence by the Knoxville Police Department, an additional $10,000 has been added to the reward amount. The new evidence has been submitted to a lab for DNA testing.
Drane, 47, is described as a white female approximately 5’7″ weighing 140 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Drane was last seen at UT Medical Center on December 27, 2017, while visiting a family member. She was reported missing on January 10, 2018. Drane’s 1998 silver Honda Accord was located on January 21st at an apartment complex on Bridalwood Drive.
Inklebarger, 42, is described as a white male approximately 6’0″ weighing 150 pounds with hazel eyes and black hair. Inklebarger was last seen by his father at a Cherry Street motel on December 29, 2017. On January 5, 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 retuned to the motel again on January 11 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 pounds with hazel eyes and blonde hair. Carroll was last heard from on January 1, 2018, when she contacted her sister through Facebook Messenger. At the time Carroll was believed to be in the company of both Drane and Inklebarger. Carroll was reported missing on March 19, 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 an unrelated murder. Hardison has lost his appeal and will continue to serve life in prison. Hardison is a person of interest in the disappearance of Drane, Inklebarger, and Carroll.
Anyone with information on Drane, Inklebarger, or Carroll, is asked to call the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-7212, the FBI Nashville – Knoxville Resident Agency at 865-544-0751, or East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165. All tipsters can remain anonymous.
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