Alicia A. Waters Missing Person Case

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Alicia

A. Waters

51

40

5'4 - 5'7 inches

105 lbs

Black

Female

In the spring of 2015, a 40-year-old woman named Alicia A. Waters vanished from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, under a cloud of deeply troubling circumstances. Alicia, a Black female, has been severely physically and mentally disabled since infancy due to cerebral palsy, rendering her non-verbal and reliant on a wheelchair for mobility. She has been under the constant care of her parents, Florence and Charles Waters, for her entire life. The last confirmed sighting of Alicia was on April 10, 2015. Her disappearance is marked by a series of perplexing events that have left authorities and the community concerned for her well-being. At the center of this mystery is a substantial trust fund, valued at over a million dollars, that was established from a medical malpractice settlement to provide for Alicia's lifelong care. Her parents, as her designated caregivers, had access to as much as nine thousand dollars a month from this fund. The events leading up to Alicia's disappearance paint a picture of increasing conflict and secrecy. In the year before she was last seen, her parents, Florence and Charles, reportedly became progressively uncooperative and combative with the Rutherford County Chancery Court. They began to refuse to allow court officials to conduct welfare checks on Alicia, raising concerns about her condition and the management of her trust fund. Allegations had surfaced that her parents were misusing the funds, including reports of them using the money to build a swimming pool for themselves. This led to the court appointing a conservator to oversee the disbursement of the money from the trust. Shortly after these developments, the Waters family sold their house in Murfreesboro, provided a forwarding address in Duluth, Georgia, and ceased all withdrawals from Alicia's trust fund. It was also discovered that they had not collected Alicia's Social Security disability payments since 2006, around the time the Social Security Administration began to question how the money was being spent. The mystery deepened after the family relocated. In January 2017, a warrant was issued for Florence Waters's arrest for contempt of court due to her failure to disclose Alicia's whereabouts. Later that year, a Georgia news station located Alicia's father, Charles, at the Duluth address. During the interaction, he confirmed his identity but refused to reveal where his wife and daughter were. He gave conflicting statements, first claiming they were in Tennessee before admitting that was untrue, but he insisted that Alicia was alive and being well cared for. However, neighbors in the Duluth area reported that they had never seen anyone in a wheelchair at the residence, casting further doubt on his claims. A significant development occurred on September 28, 2021, when Alicia's father, Charles Edgar Waters, passed away. His obituary listed his wife, Florence, and his daughter, Alicia, as surviving family members, suggesting she may have been alive at that time. Despite this, her location and condition remain unknown. The case is an overview of a vulnerable individual's complete disappearance amidst her caregivers' suspicious actions, including abandoning a significant financial resource intended for her well-being, which investigators find to be a deeply concerning and illogical act. Her parents' legal custody has been terminated, and a reward has been offered for information that could finally bring to light the whereabouts of Alicia Waters.

Apr 10, 2015

Murfreesboro

Tennessee

Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro Police Departmen

615-849-2670

06/26/2026