On September 4, 2003, 34-year-old Lisa Marie Shuttleworth, a divorced mother of two, disappeared from her home in Beech Island, South Carolina. That morning, she dropped her nine-year-old son off at school, promising to pick him up from the bus stop later that afternoon. Her teenage daughter had spent the night at a friend's house and spoke with her mother by phone around 7:00 a.m. An acquaintance later saw Lisa around 8:00 a.m.
at a Pit Stop convenience store, sitting in a borrowed car and reading a newspaper while the engine idled. The last known contact with Lisa was a 10:00 a.m. phone call with a friend, during which she mentioned she was expecting a guest. When her son returned from school, he found the house locked with both his mother's car and the borrowed vehicle in the driveway. After waiting for a while, the owner of the borrowed car arrived and, finding Lisa absent, took her son to his grandparents' home nearby.
Lisa's parents, Lorraine and Jerry Mabrey, used their key to enter her residence and found it tidy with no signs of a struggle. A pot of tea was on the stove, moved off the burner with a napkin wrapped around the handle, suggesting it had been recently moved while hot. Lisa's purse was missing, but her driver's license and Social Security card were found inside the house. Concerned, her family reported her missing to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office the following morning. Friends and family described Lisa as an outgoing and independent woman who was devoted to her children, stating it was completely out of character for her to leave them. She was unemployed at the time of her disappearance but had previous experience in bookkeeping and secretarial work.
The investigation into Lisa's disappearance has been ongoing for years, with law enforcement suspecting foul play. Searches of the area surrounding her home, including the use of bloodhounds and cadaver dogs, yielded no clues. Her parents believe she was abducted from outside her home by someone she may have known and trusted. Over the years, several individuals have been considered persons of interest, but no charges have been filed in connection with her case. The children, who were cared for by their maternal grandparents after her disappearance, have grown up with the uncertainty of what happened to their mother. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate, and Lisa's case remains unsolved.Last Seen: Sep 4, 2003
