Sixteen-year-old Ky-Mani Emarjae Terry Tindal, a Black male from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was reported missing with October 29, 2025, listed as the date of his disappearance. Ky-Mani had brown hair and brown eyes, stood approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighed about 131 pounds. Although the case record identifies October 29 as the missing date, investigators described his last confirmed movements as occurring the previous day, when he voluntarily left Siegel High School in Murfreesboro.
He was reportedly seen entering a white vehicle occupied by an unidentified person. The vehicle’s license plate was not documented, and authorities did not publicly identify the driver, leaving investigators and Ky-Mani’s loved ones without answers about where he was taken or what happened after the vehicle departed.
The disappearance followed an earlier period of concern surrounding Ky-Mani’s whereabouts. In September 2025, the Murfreesboro Police Department had sought public assistance after reporting that he left his home sometime between September 19 and September 22. At that stage, authorities said he had been seen with a firearm and cautioned members of the public that he might be armed and dangerous. He was entered into the National Crime Information Center database as a missing juvenile, allowing law-enforcement agencies across the country to access the alert. Early information described him as having a blue-and-white outfit, while the later account connected to Siegel High School stated that he was wearing light-blue sweatpants with “Mario Bros.” printed down at least one leg and a white T-shirt. Because of the safety warning, officials advised anyone who encountered him not to approach and instead to contact law enforcement immediately.
More than three weeks after Ky-Mani left the school, the case was complicated by a painful public misunderstanding. On November 18, 2025, information was released indicating that he had been found safe. The Murfreesboro Police Department corrected that announcement the following morning, explaining that a miscommunication had occurred and that Ky-Mani remained missing. The correction renewed the appeal for information and made clear that the earlier announcement did not represent a confirmed recovery. Investigators continued seeking the identity of the person in the white vehicle, the vehicle’s location, and any sightings that could establish Ky-Mani’s movements after he left the school. The mistaken report briefly offered the reassurance his family and community had been hoping for, only for that reassurance to be withdrawn when officials clarified that the search was still ongoing.
Publicly available missing-child information continues to present Ky-Mani’s case as unresolved and asks anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to contact the Murfreesboro Police Department or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Even information that appears minor could help investigators identify the white vehicle, determine who was with him, or reconstruct what occurred after he left campus. Ky-Mani’s story is ultimately that of a 16-year-old boy whose movements became uncertain after he walked away from Siegel High School and entered an unidentified vehicle, followed by conflicting reports, an erroneous recovery announcement, and a continuing search for reliable answers. At its core, the case remains an appeal for compassion, caution, and credible information that may help bring clarity to Ky-Mani’s loved ones and establish where he went after his last confirmed sighting in Murfreesboro.Last Seen: Oct 29, 2025
