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Timothy “Timmy” Dees: Detailed Timeline of His Disappearance and Death

Published August 24, 2026

Written by Shannon Jones 

 

Fredericktown/Madison County, Missouri — February–July 2022

 

«Important note: This timeline separates established facts from allegations or information reported by family members, media, and later podcast coverage. The circumstances surrounding Timothy Dees' death have not been publicly resolved in the sources reviewed.»

 

February 27, 2022 — The Last Day His Family Heard From Him

 

Timothy “Timmy” Dees, 25, was in the Fredericktown/Madison County area of Missouri.

 

His family later said that Sunday, February 27, was the last time they heard from him. His mother, Barbara Hall, said Timmy normally stayed in contact with his parents, making his sudden silence extremely unusual.

 

Timmy had traveled to the Fredericktown area with a friend, identified in contemporary reporting as Caleb Nanney. According to his family, there were other people with Timmy during the period leading up to his disappearance. His mother said the family received conflicting accounts about what had happened.

 

Approximately 1:30 a.m. — February 28

 

Surveillance video reportedly captured Timmy at a gas station in Fredericktown at approximately 1:30 a.m. on February 28.

 

This is one of the last independently documented sightings of him.

 

Investigators subsequently focused on Village Creek Road/County Road 277 in Madison County as an area connected to his final known movements.

 

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Approximately 4:40 a.m. — The 911 Call

 

One of the most significant pieces of information in the case is a 911 call reportedly made from Timmy's phone.

 

Contemporary reporting established that a 911 call was made from his phone during the early morning hours of February 28, although the initial news reports stated that it was unclear who actually made the call.

 

A later 2026 podcast episode about the case reports that the caller was Timmy and that he told the dispatcher that a friend who had driven him to Fredericktown was threatening him.

 

There is a major evidentiary problem: according to that later account, the call itself was not recorded because Madison County's recording equipment had been out of service. The podcast says the equipment had failed in December 2021 and was not replaced until March 2022.

 

Because the recording is unavailable, the exact words Timmy used, his emotional state, his precise location, and the identity of the person he allegedly described as threatening him cannot be independently established from the audio.

 

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Approximately 4:48 a.m. — Officer Responds

 

The later account of the incident states that an officer arrived at the residence/location associated with the 911 call approximately eight minutes later.

 

According to that account, the officer did not find Timmy there and did not conduct a search for him.

 

This is one of the most important unanswered questions surrounding the case.

 

It is not clear from the publicly available material reviewed here:

 

- exactly where Timmy was when the call was made;

- exactly what information the dispatcher gave the responding officer;

- whether Timmy was still on the phone when the officer arrived;

- why Timmy was not located;

- whether officers attempted to locate his cellphone;

- what information was documented in the original incident report; or

- whether additional investigative steps were taken that morning but have not been publicly disclosed.

 

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February 28, 2022 — Timmy Disappears

 

After his final known movements during the early morning hours, Timmy disappeared.

 

Authorities later identified Madison County Road 277/Village Creek Road as being associated with his last known whereabouts.

 

At this point, however, it is important not to state as fact that Timmy was murdered on February 28. His remains were not discovered until nearly five months later, and the public sources reviewed do not establish the exact date or cause of death.

 

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March 2, 2022 — Missing-Person Report

 

Madison County Commission records later stated that Timmy was reported missing on March 2, 2022.

 

His mother and father began desperately trying to locate him.

 

His family repeatedly searched the Fredericktown area and distributed flyers.

 

Fredericktown Police Chief Eric Hovis later told the city council that he had spent time with Timmy's mother and that the police department had obtained surveillance footage of Timmy at the C-Barn on February 27. He explained that the location where Timmy was believed to have disappeared was outside the city's jurisdiction.

 

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March 10, 2022 — Local Authorities Become Involved

 

According to the March 28 Fredericktown City Council discussion, Jefferson County authorities contacted local authorities on March 10 regarding the search for Timmy.

 

The Madison County Sheriff's Department reportedly said Timmy had last been seen on February 28 on Village Creek Road and had not been reported missing at that time.

 

Authorities said local leads had been exhausted at that point.

 

This period became a major source of frustration for Timmy's family, who believed more should have been done earlier.

 

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April 2022 — Public Search Intensifies

 

By April, Timmy had been missing for approximately six weeks.

 

His parents were searching the area themselves and distributing flyers. His mother told News 4 that she had repeatedly gone to the Madison County courthouse seeking answers.

 

The family also hired a private investigator.

 

Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Madison County Sheriff's Office and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office became involved in the search.

 

Investigators continued focusing on the area around County Road 277/Village Creek Road.

 

The family also expressed concerns about people who had been with Timmy before he disappeared. His mother said she had received “10 different stories” from people connected to the events surrounding his disappearance.

 

Those statements represent the family's account and should not be treated as proof that any particular person was responsible for Timmy's disappearance or death.

 

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July 17, 2022 — Community March and Search

 

Nearly five months after Timmy disappeared, his family and community members organized a march in Fredericktown.

 

People carried photographs and signs bearing Timmy's name and searched surrounding areas afterward.

 

His mother publicly pleaded for answers.

 

His father said the family wanted to bring Timmy home and bury him beside his brother, who had died the previous year.

 

The family had also offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to Timmy's whereabouts.

 

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July 21, 2022 — Human Remains Discovered

 

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, criminal investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control discovered human skeletal remains on private property in a rural portion of Madison County.

 

The location was significant.

 

Authorities said the area where the remains were discovered had not previously been searched in connection with Timmy's disappearance in late February.

 

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July 21–22, 2022 — Remains Identified

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed that the remains belonged to Timothy Dees.

 

The discovery ended the family's months-long search for Timmy, but it did not answer the central question:

 

What happened to him?

 

Authorities stated that the investigation remained active.

 

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What We Know About His Death

 

This is where the case becomes particularly important to document carefully.

 

The publicly available sources reviewed establish that:

 

✓ Timmy disappeared in late February 2022.

 

✓ He was captured on surveillance in Fredericktown around 1:30 a.m. February 28.

 

✓ A 911 call was made from his phone during the early morning hours.

 

✓ Later reporting says the caller told dispatchers a friend was threatening him.

 

✓ A responding officer reportedly arrived at the associated location around 4:48 a.m.

 

✓ Timmy was not located.

 

✓ His family reported him missing March 2.

 

✓ Investigators searched for him for months.

 

✓ His skeletal remains were discovered on private property July 21.

 

✓ The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the remains were Timmy's.

 

What has not been established by the sources reviewed is:

 

- the exact cause of death;

- the exact manner of death;

- the exact date of death;

- where Timmy died;

- who was responsible, if anyone;

- whether the person allegedly threatening him was ever identified publicly as a suspect;

- what happened between the 911 call and the discovery of his remains; or

- whether anyone has been charged in connection with his death.

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol did not publicly release additional information when his remains were identified because the investigation remained active.

 

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The Critical 4:40–4:48 a.m. Window

 

For anyone investigating this case, this may be the most important eight-minute period.

 

Approximately 4:40 a.m.

 

911 call reportedly comes from Timmy's phone.

 

Reported information: Timmy allegedly says a friend who drove him to Fredericktown was threatening him.

 

Problem: There is no recording of the call available according to the later account.

 

Approximately 4:48 a.m.

 

An officer reportedly arrives at the location associated with the call.

 

Problem: Timmy is not found.

 

Unanswered question: What happened to Timmy during those eight minutes—and what happened immediately afterward?

 

That question is particularly important because Timmy apparently knew he was in danger if the later account of the 911 call is accurate.

 

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The Three Biggest Unanswered Questions

 

1. Who was with Timmy?

 

Contemporary reporting identified Caleb Nanney as the friend who was with Timmy during the period before his disappearance, but the available reporting does not establish that Nanney was responsible for Timmy's death.

 

News 4 reported that it attempted to contact Nanney for comment but did not receive a response.

 

2. What exactly happened during the 911 call?

 

This may be the most frustrating missing piece of evidence.

 

If the later account is accurate, Timmy was calling for help because someone was threatening him.

 

But there is no surviving recording to establish exactly what he said.

 

3. How did Timmy end up on the private property where his remains were found?

 

Authorities said the area had not previously been searched in connection with his disappearance.

 

That raises obvious investigative questions about whether Timmy traveled there voluntarily, was taken there, or died somewhere else and was subsequently moved.

 

There is currently not enough publicly available evidence to answer those questions conclusively.

 

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Bottom Line

 

Timothy “Timmy” Dees disappeared in the early morning hours of February 28, 2022, after being seen in Fredericktown and after a 911 call was reportedly made from his phone.

 

His family spent nearly five months searching for him.

 

On July 21, 2022, investigators found skeletal remains on rural private property in Madison County. The remains were subsequently identified as Timmy's.

 

The public record establishes the disappearance and recovery of his remains, but does not publicly establish exactly how, when, or by whose actions Timmy died.

 

For that reason, any article about Timmy's case should be especially careful not to turn allegations, theories, or unanswered questions into established facts.

 

Sources

Contemporary reporting from KFVS, KBSI, First Alert 4, and the Daily Journal provides the strongest publicly available timeline. A 2026 episode of the Survived podcast provides additional claims concerning the 911 call and the responding officer, but those details should be labeled as later-reported information rather than independently established facts.

Forever 16: The Unsolved Murder of Tashynina “Tasha” Reese

Published August 24, 2026

By Shannon Jones 

PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA — Thirty-seven years have passed since 16-year-old Tashynina “Tasha” Reese disappeared from Prattville, Alabama. But for the family she left behind, September 1, 1989, remains a date that never truly ended.

Tasha was an 11th-grade student at Prattville High School. According to family members and reporting from local news outlets, she came home that Friday afternoon with plans to attend the Prattville Lions football game that evening. She never returned home.

What initially appeared to be a teenager who had simply failed to come home quickly became a nightmare.

A Friday Night That Changed Everything

Tasha was living with Mary Virginia Harris, who considered her daughter despite not being her biological mother. Harris has described Tasha as a loving, sweet teenager who enjoyed school, church and giving people hugs.

Harris remembers Tasha leaving home that day. It would be the last time she saw her alive.

When Tasha failed to return after the football game, concern grew. By the following morning, Harris contacted the Prattville Police Department to report her missing.

Investigators eventually learned that Tasha apparently never made it to the football game. The question became: Where did she go after leaving home?

Two days after she disappeared, the search ended with a discovery no family should ever have to make.

Tasha's body was found in the Alabama River in Montgomery County. Her death was ruled a homicide.

A Mother Left With Questions

For decades, Harris has lived with questions that have never been answered.

Who took Tasha?

Who killed her?

Why?

And perhaps most hauntingly, what happened during those missing hours between Tasha leaving home and her body being found in the river?

Those questions have remained unanswered for more than three decades.

Tasha's funeral was held September 13, 1989, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Prattville, where she had been an active member.

Instead of watching Tasha grow into adulthood, her family was forced to preserve memories of a teenager who would forever remain 16.

A Case That Refused to Disappear

In the years following the murder, Prattville investigators assisted with the case, which was handled as a Montgomery County Sheriff's Office homicide investigation. Former Prattville police officials, including Alfred Wadsworth, were among those involved in the early investigation.

But no arrest brought the family answers.

No courtroom provided justice.

And Tasha's killer remained unidentified.

In 2024, 35 years after the murder, Tasha's case was once again thrust into the spotlight. A remembrance ceremony was held in Prattville, including a balloon release honoring the teenager.

More significantly, the case was turned over to the Montgomery County District Attorney's cold case unit for another examination. Authorities urged anyone with information—no matter how old or seemingly insignificant—to come forward.

That development gave Tasha's family something they had been waiting decades to hear: the case was still being pursued.

Someone May Still Know What Happened

Cold cases are often solved because someone finally decides to talk.

A person who was afraid in 1989 may no longer have the same reason to remain silent. Someone who was a teenager at the time may now be an elderly adult. A forgotten conversation, an old photograph, a journal, a letter, or a memory that once seemed insignificant could potentially provide investigators with a missing piece.

And investigators have made it clear that information is still wanted.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has asked anyone with information about Tasha's murder to contact its cold case unit.

Remembering Tasha, Not Just the Case

It is easy for an unsolved homicide to become a case number, a newspaper clipping or a name on a list of Alabama's cold cases.

But Tasha was more than a cold case.

She was a daughter.

A student.

A church member.

A teenager who loved hugs.

She had a future that was taken from her before she had the opportunity to discover what that future might hold.

Today, the question surrounding Tashynina “Tasha” Reese remains painfully simple:

Who killed Tasha Reese?

Thirty-seven years later, her family is still waiting for an answer.

 

And somewhere, there may still be someone who knows.

If you have information about Tasha Reese's murder, contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and ask for the cold case unit. Even information that seems insignificant could be important to investigators.

 

This article is based on publicly available reporting from WSFA, WAKA Action 8 and Elmore Autauga News. Because the homicide remains unsolved, allegations about unidentified individuals should not be treated as established facts.

No Justice for Kamarie Holland

Published August 18, 2026

By Shannon Jones 

Alabama has FAILED Kamarie Holland! No justice has been served.

Kamarie Holland was only 5 years old when her mother, Kristy Siple, made the decision to sell her to Jeremy Williams on December 13, 2021.

Kristy Siple pleaded with Corey Holland for a visit with their daughter, Kamarie. Corey, who had full custody, wanted to foster some form of relationship between Kamarie and her mother. Unbeknownst to him, Kristy was planning to sell their daughter for $2,500 to Jeremy Williams, believing he was acting in Kamarie's best interest.

Kristy struck a horrifying deal with Jeremy Williams, agreeing to sell 5-year-old Kamarie for one hour of oral sex. Williams took Kamarie from her mother’s home in Columbus, Georgia, to an abandoned house he once owned in Phenix City, Alabama. There, he brutally assaulted, raped, sodomized, and strangled the innocent Kamarie.

Afterward, Kristy falsely reported Kamarie missing to the police. Authorities quickly identified Jeremy Williams as a suspect and located him shortly thereafter. Tragically, Kamarie's lifeless body was discovered the following day.

Initially, Kristy Siple faced serious charges, including felony murder by kidnapping, felony murder by sodomy, felony murder by rape, and sex trafficking. However, in a shocking move to cut costs, Alabama removed the murder charges, allowing her to plead guilty only to the sex trafficking charge. There was no justice for Kamarie.

Williams ultimately pled guilty and received the death penalty. He also confessed to a series of violent crimes against children, including the murder of his infant daughter in Alaska and the sexual assault of at least two other young victims. Choosing not to languish on death row for over 20 years, he requested an expedited execution, which Alabama granted to save money. In just five short years, he was executed by lethal injection at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. Once again, no justice for Kamarie Holland.

Kamarie's biological father, Corey Holland, a respected citizen and family man, was indicted by a grand jury for allowing Kamarie to visit her mother in violation of a court order, which ultimately led to her tragic death. He was also barred from attending the execution of Williams, the man who brutally took his daughter's life. Once again, no justice.

Kamarie Holland was failed at every turn. The state of Alabama played a role in these injustices.

 

 

Highlight of the Month - The Case of Shannon Paulk

The Shannon Paulk Case

Published August 1, 2026

By Shannon Jones

A case that has long haunted Autauga County is the case of Shannon Paulk. Shannon was only 11 years old when she disappeared from her home community on August 16, 2001. Shannon had been living in the Candlestick Mobile Home Park in Prattville when she went outside to play. By 3 PM her Mother really began to get concerned about Shannon's whereabouts but by 9 PM police were called and a large searched began. Two months later on October 6th Shannon’s remains are found by two rabbit hunters. The shocking discovery occurred in woods just off Autauga County Road 66 in the Autauga County Wildlife Management Area, a public hunting area about 10 miles north of Prattville. Shannon was found in a black plastic trash bag and she was bound with rope. Shannon's death as ruled a homicide. 

In 2016 the case was turned over to the Cold Case department and in February 2017 a grand jury convened to go over evidence. At one point a sketch of a possible suspect had been released but in on February 15th, 2017 law enforcement made an announcement that this sketch has been retracted and concluded not valid. 

To this date, no arrests have been made in the case.