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An 18-year-old woman named Suri Morales Benegas went missing from Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 26, 2023. At the time of her disappearance, she was 15 years old. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has assigned case number 1489777 to her disappearance.

Suri is described as a Hispanic female with black hair and brown eyes. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 125 pounds. A distinguishing feature is a scar on her forehead.

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Last Seen: Aug 26, 2023

Victim Details

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Suri

Morales Benegas

20

18

Hispanic / Latino

Female

In the late summer of 2023, a then 15-year-old girl named Suri Morales Benegas vanished from Knoxville, Tennessee. She was last seen on August 26, 2023, and since that day, a profound silence has replaced any further contact with her. At the time she went missing, Suri was described as a Hispanic female with black hair and brown eyes, standing at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing around 125 pounds. A noticeable scar on her forehead serves as a key distinguishing feature in the efforts to locate her. Her disappearance prompted the involvement of multiple law enforcement agencies, who opened an investigation into the troubling circumstances. The days following Suri's disappearance turned into weeks, then months, with very few details about her case being made public. The official investigation, handled by the Knoxville Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, has been marked by a scarcity of available information regarding the circumstances of her vanishing. Authorities have not released specifics about what she was doing on the day she was last seen, who she might have been with, or what she was wearing. This lack of public information has left her family and community with many unanswered questions and a lingering sense of concern for her well-being. The search for Suri continues, with her case being shared by organizations like the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Law enforcement agencies have urged the public to come forward with any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, by contacting either the Knoxville Police Department or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The case of Suri Morales Benegas is a heart-wrenching one, centered on a teenager who disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a void of information and a family waiting for answers. The overview of her case remains one of an endangered missing child whose disappearance is shrouded in uncertainty, as there have been no significant updates released to the public since she was first reported missing.

Aug 26, 2023

Knoxville

Tennessee

07/04/2026