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From WBIR TV in Knoxville.
The employer of the young woman who mysteriously vanished from a Knoxville hotel on Friday or Saturday is offering $5000 in reward for information leading to the woman's whereabouts.
Jennifer Lee Hampton, age 21, vanished sometime between Friday, September 19 and Saturday the 20th from the Days Inn on Lovell Road in Knoxville [Jennifer's MySpace page]. She had come from her hometown of Florence, Alabama with some co-workers to train employees at a new Mama Blues Buffet Restaurant.
Mama Blues is now offering a reward of $5000 for any information that may help bring Jennifer Lee Hampton home again.
Police have performed meticulous searches in the area surrounding the hotel with no results.
Jennifer Hampton was an exemplary employee for Mama Blue's. Leslie Barnhill, owner of Mama Blues Knoxville, told WBIR-TV that Jennifer was "not the type of person that would run off with somebody." Barnhill said Jennifer was "a really down to earth, quiet girl, who is just, you know, sweet and trusting."
Knoxville Police spokesperson Darrell DeBusk said the following to a local TV station about Jennifer's disappearance: "We did recover some evidence that indicates she may be a victim of foul play which greatly concerns us, and that is why we are desperately trying to get her picture out there."
Again, if you think you saw something in the area or have any information that might help to find this young woman, call the Knoxville Police at 865-215-7014.
[WBIR.com]
The Days Inn is a sleeze bag hotel beside a truck stop. You can look at it and figure this out. Shame on Leslie Barnhill for not putting them in a safer envirnoment; which was across the street @ Turkey Creek. I guess it was all about dollars. This shall be on Mr. Barnhill's conscious for enternity.
Posted 09/23/2008 at 11:46:57 AMI travel to Knoxville quiet frequently with my job and I am from the Shoals area where Jennifer is from. This poor girl coming up missing just reminds me that we as young women need to pay attention to our surroundings and to people we may meet and " chit chat " with at our hotels. No matter what hotel you are in, this could still have happened. I know I am friendly to everyone I meet as long as they stay within the friendliness bounderies. It was probably an admirer who knew from her stay that she was far away from home, and took advantage of the situation. I will now travel more cautiously. I will continue to pray for her and the family EVERYDAY till she is found
Posted 09/23/2008 at 03:13:35 PMDid anyone get the reward money put up by the OWNER OF MAMA BLUES... I don't think so. I know the person who found her in the water. He's not received anything but a phone call from the owner who eventually hung up on him. Is this against the law. He was planning on donating part of the reward to the family. He is upset, and doesn't understand why this is happening. Can you help? Thankyou. I pray everyday for the family and at least they have some closure.
Posted 10/17/2008 at 12:00:42 AM