Suri Morales Benegas is an 18-year-old female who has been missing from Knoxville, Tennessee, since August 26, 2023. She was 15 years old when she was last seen, making her a missing child at the time of her disappearance. Official records describe Suri as Hispanic, approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She also has a scar on her forehead, a distinguishing feature that could help someone recognize her.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children continues to publish her case under NCMEC number 1489777 and NCIC number M937510788.
Very little has been publicly disclosed about the circumstances surrounding the day Suri disappeared. Authorities have not released a detailed timeline explaining where in Knoxville she was last seen, what she was wearing, where she may have intended to go, or whether she was accompanied by anyone. There is also no publicly available account of her activities immediately before contact with her was lost. What is known is that Suri was last seen on August 26, 2023, and no subsequent contact from her has been publicly reported. The scarcity of information leaves many painful questions unanswered and makes every reliable observation potentially important. Her case has been classified as an endangered missing-person case, reflecting the concern surrounding a child who disappeared and remained unheard from.
As time passed, Suri’s name and photograph continued to be circulated through official missing-child resources in the hope that someone would recognize her or remember information connected to her disappearance. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation distributed a missing-child notice containing her physical description and identifying scar, while the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children maintained an active poster asking the public for assistance. Those records now list Suri’s current age as 18, but photographs associated with the case generally depict her as she appeared around the time she vanished at age 15. Changes in appearance over the intervening years may therefore need to be considered by anyone who believes they have seen her.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is identified as the investigating agency, and anyone with information is asked to contact the office at 865-215-2444. Information may also be provided to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children through its 24-hour call center at 1-800-THE-LOST, or 1-800-843-5678. Even a detail that appears minor—an encounter, remembered conversation, location, vehicle, online contact, photograph, or possible sighting—could help investigators better understand what happened after Suri was last seen. Her loved ones have endured years without publicly reported answers, and the continued circulation of accurate information remains an important part of the effort to bring clarity and resolution to her disappearance.
Official public listings continue to identify Suri as missing, with no confirmed resolution announced. Her case is ultimately the story of a 15-year-old girl who disappeared from Knoxville on August 26, 2023, and reached adulthood while her whereabouts remained unknown to the public. The available record is limited but consistent: Suri Morales Benegas is a Hispanic female with black hair, brown eyes, a forehead scar, a height of about 5 feet 4 inches, and a recorded weight of approximately 125 pounds at the time she went missing. In overview, this remains an active search for a young woman whose disappearance has never been publicly explained, whose family and community still deserve answers, and whose case may yet be advanced by one person coming forward with the right piece of information.Last Seen: Aug 26, 2023
