Missing Person

Jenett King

Jenett King, 40, disappeared after reportedly leaving Birmingham’s Town Motel on foot following an argument on July 4, 2005. Her family has not heard from her since, and NamUs lists case MP35094 as open and unresolved.

Incident date: July 4, 2005
Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 2

The record

Jenett King was 40 when she disappeared on July 4, 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Her NamUs case, MP35094, remains open and unresolved. 1

NamUs says King and her boyfriend were staying at the Town Motel that day. According to the account he gave investigators, they argued and King left on foot. Her large, close family has not seen or heard from her since. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is listed as the primary investigating agency. 1

A 2012 WBRC report provides additional details attributed to Birmingham police and King’s family. The station reported that the motel was on Third Avenue West in Birmingham. Detective Tasha Thomas said King’s boyfriend told police that King walked away from the motel after a disagreement. 2

King’s relatives questioned that account, telling WBRC that she would have contacted family for help rather than leave without further communication. Her mother, daughter, sister and niece described the uncertainty surrounding her disappearance and their desire for answers. The report said King had four grandchildren she had never met as of 2012. 2

WBRC identified the boyfriend as Maynard Thompson. Birmingham police described him in 2012 as a person of interest, not a suspect. Thomas said she had interviewed him three times and wanted to speak with him again, but he was no longer returning her calls. No supplied source says Thompson was charged, and the NamUs record does not identify him by name. 2

The official NamUs record does not provide a separate last-contact field or location field in the supplied text, although its narrative places King at the Town Motel on July 4, 2005. 1 No later investigative development or resolution appears in the supplied sources.

Timeline

July 4, 2005Confirmed
King and her boyfriend were staying at the Town Motel. He told investigators they argued and she left on foot; her family has not seen or heard from her since.
March 12, 2012Reported
WBRC published a report on King’s disappearance and her family’s request for answers.
March 2012Reported
Birmingham police told WBRC that King’s boyfriend was a person of interest, not a suspect, and that Detective Tasha Thomas wanted to interview him again.
Date not suppliedConfirmed
NamUs case MP35094 is listed as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

Jenett King was 40 at the time of her disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, NamUs · Single-source claim.
King disappeared on July 4, 2005.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/17138382/missing-persons-family-hoping-for-closure/
King and her boyfriend were staying at the Town Motel on July 4, 2005; he said they argued and she left on foot.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/17138382/missing-persons-family-hoping-for-closure/
King’s large, close family has not seen or heard from her since July 4, 2005.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/17138382/missing-persons-family-hoping-for-closure/
NamUs case MP35094 is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is listed as the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Town Motel was on Third Avenue West in Birmingham.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC identified King’s boyfriend as Maynard Thompson; Birmingham police said in 2012 that he was a person of interest but was not a suspect.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Detective Tasha Thomas said in 2012 that she had interviewed Thompson three times and wanted to speak with him again, but he had stopped answering and returning her calls.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
King’s relatives told WBRC that they did not believe she would leave without contacting her family.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
As of 2012, King had four grandchildren she had never met.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
The supplied NamUs text leaves the structured last-contact and location fields blank, although its narrative states that King was at the Town Motel on July 4, 2005.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs Missing Person Case MP35094 — Jenett King — U.S. Department of Justice, NamUsOpen
Missing person's family hoping for closure — WBRCOpen