In the late summer of 1999, the life of 22-year-old Lisa Ann Myers Neugent took a troubling turn that would leave her family searching for answers for decades to come. Seeking refuge from an abusive marriage, Lisa had found a new relationship and moved to Conway, South Carolina, to build a life with her boyfriend, Frank Lloyd Isley Jr.. For two years, they appeared to be a happy couple, with Lisa working first as a courier and then for Isley's family business..
However, those close to Lisa noted Isley's possessive nature.. The facade of their happiness began to crumble during a visit from Lisa's parents over the Labor Day weekend.. On the final night of their visit, Isley failed to return home, and a concerned Lisa confided in her mother that he was using drugs.. Heeding her parents' pleas, Lisa agreed to return with them to their home in Rockingham County, North Carolina..
The day after arriving at her parents' home, Isley began to call Lisa persistently.. He eventually drove to their house, convincing Lisa to go with him to a local hotel to discuss their relationship, promising to bring her back the next morning.. Instead of a nearby hotel, Isley drove Lisa to the Sea Mist Resort in Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina.. From there, Lisa made a series of phone calls, first to a friend asking for a ride and then, at the friend's suggestion, to her parents.. In what would be her last conversation with her mother, Lisa promised to return home after she and Isley completed a home repair project.. She was never heard from again.. A few days later, Isley contacted one of Lisa's friends, claiming she had left him in the middle of the night, taking their dog and $1,200.. When the friend asked for Lisa's parents' phone number, Isley reportedly refused, stating she had 'no reason for it now.'.
The investigation into Lisa's disappearance was hampered from the start by the chaos of Hurricane Floyd, which struck the South Carolina coast shortly after she was last heard from, overwhelming law enforcement resources.. When authorities were finally able to check the Conway home Lisa and Isley shared, they found it ransacked, and the landlady reported that Isley had moved out weeks prior.. A month after Lisa vanished, Isley was arrested in Georgia on unrelated narcotics and burglary charges but failed to appear in court.. He was eventually apprehended years later but provided no information regarding Lisa's whereabouts.. Investigators have stated they believe Lisa was likely murdered inside the house she shared with Isley, where a peculiar 'cut like a doorway' was discovered in the floor during a later search, though no human remains were found.. Despite searches of the property as recently as 2025, no evidence has been uncovered to resolve the case, and Lisa Neugent remains a missing person.. The case is a haunting narrative of a young woman seeking to escape a troubled past, only to vanish under deeply suspicious circumstances, leaving her loved ones with unanswered questions and an enduring sense of loss.Last Seen: Aug 8, 1999
