Missing Person

Jessica Hamby

Jessica Leeann Hamby, 24, disappeared in January 2018 after reportedly being dropped off at a house. NamUs says her phone was tracked to Elgin Cochran Road the next morning and lists her case as open and unresolved.

Incident date: January 2, 2018
Location: Haleyville, Winston County
Independent sources: 3

The record

Jessica Leeann Hamby was 24 when she disappeared in January 2018. Her case remains listed as open and unresolved in the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database, with the Haleyville Police Department identified as the primary investigating agency.1

NamUs says Hamby was last seen Jan. 2, 2018, with another young woman. According to the record, that woman dropped Hamby off at a house before returning to Cullman. Hamby’s phone was tracked to Elgin Cochran Road at about 7:30 a.m. Jan. 3. No one has seen or heard from her since, NamUs states.1

ABC 33/40 reported in March 2018 that Hamby and a friend had left a voluntary detoxification program at Lakewood Community Hospital on Jan. 2. Hamby’s father told the station that the friend dropped her at another friend’s house, where Hamby was last seen.2 NamUs does not include the reported detail about the detoxification program.

The station reported that the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation had joined the case. Citing Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Capt. Jonathan Winters, it said search warrants had been issued in Winston and Marion counties during the week of March 5, 2018. Investigators had monitored Hamby’s cellphone, but it had been silent for weeks, according to the report.2

ABC 33/40 described Hamby as 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing about 125 pounds, with brown hair. The report said she had tattoos on her right wrist and left hand reading “Boudiqua” and “Forever.”2

The supplied NamUs record gives no public location field beyond the circumstances narrative. Although the case was reported as connected to Haleyville and searches occurred in Winston and Marion counties, the supplied records do not establish the exact house where Hamby was reportedly dropped off.12

Anyone with information should contact the Haleyville Police Department. Because the telephone numbers published in the 2018 report may have changed, readers should verify current agency contact information before calling.12

Timeline

January 2, 2018Confirmed
NamUs says Hamby was last seen with another young woman, who dropped her at a house before returning to Cullman.
January 2, 2018Reported
Hamby's father told ABC 33/40 that Hamby and a friend left a voluntary detoxification program at Lakewood Community Hospital and that the friend dropped Hamby at another friend's house.
2018-01-03 07:30Confirmed
NamUs says Hamby's phone was tracked to Elgin Cochran Road at approximately 7:30 a.m.
March 5, 2018Reported
ABC 33/40 reported that state investigators were involved, search warrants had been issued in Winston and Marion counties, and Hamby's cellphone had been silent for weeks.
Current status in supplied NamUs recordConfirmed
Case MP41962 is listed as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

Jessica Leeann Hamby was 24 at the time of her disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://abc3340.com/news/local/authorities-searching-for-haleyville-woman-missing-for-over-two-months
Hamby's NamUs case, MP41962, is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Haleyville Police Department is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Hamby was last seen Jan. 2, 2018, with another young woman, who dropped her at a house before returning to Cullman.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Hamby's phone was tracked to Elgin Cochran Road at approximately 7:30 a.m. Jan. 3, 2018.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
No one has seen or heard from Hamby since her disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://abc3340.com/news/local/authorities-searching-for-haleyville-woman-missing-for-over-two-months
Hamby and a friend reportedly left a voluntary detoxification program at Lakewood Community Hospital on Jan. 2, 2018, and the friend dropped her at another friend's house.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation became involved in the case.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Search warrants were issued in Winston and Marion counties during the week of March 5, 2018, according to an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency captain quoted by ABC 33/40.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
Investigators monitored Hamby's cellphone, but it had been silent for weeks as of March 5, 2018.
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
ABC 33/40 described Hamby as 5 feet 2 inches tall, approximately 125 pounds, with brown hair and tattoos on her right wrist and left hand reading “Boudiqua” and “Forever.”
Reported
Source: ABC 33/40 · Single-source claim.
The exact house where Hamby was reportedly dropped off is not identified in the supplied retrievable sources.
Unknown
Source on file · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs Missing Person Case MP41962 — Jessica Leeann Hamby — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
'I have hope:' Family, state investigators continue search for missing Haleyville mom — ABC 33/40Open
'I want to bring her home' (page could not be retrieved) — AL.comOpen