In the late autumn of 1989, a 30-year-old single mother named Twyla Kaye Mickey vanished from Doraville, Georgia, leaving behind a trail of fear and unanswered questions. On November 30th, she was seen for the last time at a local motel, getting into a pickup truck. That same day, a frantic and ominous message was left on her parents' answering machine. It was Twyla, her voice filled with urgency, pleading with them to pick up her young son because, as she stated, 'I've got to get out of here.' Heeding her desperate plea, Twyla's mother went to collect her grandson, who was in the care of the mother of Twyla's live-in boyfriend, Steven Creasman. In a moment of quiet urgency, the child passed his grandmother a note with a simple, yet chilling message: 'Please take me with you now.'
The circumstances surrounding Twyla's life at the time of her disappearance were troubling. She was living with Steven Creasman, a man described as having a hot temper and a history of instability. Not long after she went missing, Twyla's Toyota Tercel was discovered abandoned in Atlanta. In a frustrating turn for the investigation, the vehicle was impounded and subsequently destroyed before her family could even file a missing person's report, eliminating any potential evidence that could have been gathered from the car. Suspicion quickly fell upon Steven Creasman, who was not only a person of interest in Twyla's disappearance but also the prime suspect in the 1992 disappearance of another girlfriend, Belinda Norred, and the 1986 murder of his wife, Rita Creasman.
Rita Creasman had been found strangled just a few miles from her home only two days after her husband reported her missing, on the very day she had told him she intended to file for divorce. Despite the cloud of suspicion that hung over him in three separate cases involving women he was close to, Steven Creasman was never charged in connection with Twyla Mickey's or Belinda Norred's disappearances, nor for the murder of his wife. He died in 2013, taking any secrets he may have held to his grave. The case of Twyla Mickey is one of profound tragedy and lingering uncertainty. A young mother, sensing imminent danger, made a final, desperate attempt to ensure her son's safety before she disappeared. Foul play is strongly suspected in her case, which officially remains unsolved, leaving her loved ones without closure.
Last Seen: Nov 30, 1989
