Seventeen-year-old Chase Whitehead, a male teenager from Knoxville, Tennessee, was last seen on December 12, 2025. Available public records place his final reported sighting at approximately 2:10 p.m., when he was seen on foot in the area of Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville. From that moment forward, Chase’s whereabouts became unknown, leaving those concerned for him without a clear explanation of where he may have gone or what happened after he was seen walking in the area.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children subsequently published a missing-child alert identifying Knoxville as the location of his disappearance and confirming that he was 17 years old when reported missing.
Chase is described in publicly available missing-child information as a white male with blond hair and blue eyes. The limited information released online does not establish why he left, where he may have intended to go, whether he was expected to meet anyone, or whether investigators identified a confirmed destination after the Sutherland Avenue sighting. There is also no publicly documented sequence of verified sightings explaining his movements beyond the time and area in which he was last seen. This absence of detail has left a painful gap around his disappearance: a teenager was seen traveling on foot during an ordinary afternoon, but the publicly known trail appears to end there.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children assigned Chase’s alert case number 2071541 and listed the associated National Crime Information Center number as M468775010. The Knoxville Police Department is identified as the investigating law-enforcement agency, and the public has been asked to report information that could help determine Chase’s location. The official poster directs anyone who sees him or has immediate knowledge of his whereabouts to call 911, while other potentially useful information may be provided to the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-4010 or to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. Even information that appears minor could help investigators reconstruct his route, identify people who encountered him, or clarify what occurred after the last confirmed sighting.
Public missing-person listings continued to carry Chase’s case after his disappearance, reflecting the continuing effort to circulate his name and bring attention to the search. Those listings consistently identify him as a 17-year-old missing from Knoxville on December 12, 2025, and direct information to the Knoxville Police Department. They do not provide a publicly confirmed explanation for his disappearance or describe a verified development resolving what happened after he was last seen. The case therefore remains defined by a narrow but important set of known facts: Chase Whitehead was 17 years old, he was last seen on foot near Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville at about 2:10 p.m. on December 12, 2025, and investigators and missing-child advocates have sought the public’s assistance in locating him. At its heart, the case is the unresolved disappearance of a young person whose known path ended on a Knoxville street, leaving his loved ones and community hoping that someone can provide the information needed to bring clarity and answers.Last Seen: Dec 12, 2025
