In the late summer of 2019, a 35-year-old woman named Jessica 'Brooke' Groover vanished from the area of Harriman, Tennessee. While the official date of last contact is listed as August 31, 2019, the exact day she was last seen remains uncertain and is an estimation. She was known to frequent the Little Emory Road and Webster Road area, and was often seen at the Little Emory Boating/Fishing Dock park. At the time of her disappearance, Jessica was described as a white female with sandy brown hair and brown eyes, standing at five feet six inches tall and weighing between 110 and 120 pounds. A distinct tattoo of the name 'Angelina' adorned her ankle. Friends and family knew her by her middle name, Brooke.
The circumstances surrounding Jessica's disappearance are shrouded in mystery, with few details available to the public. Her case was officially reported to the Roane County Sheriff's Office on November 4, 2019, and she was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in January 2020. The lack of concrete information has made the investigation challenging for law enforcement. Over the years, her family has continued to hope for answers, grappling with the uncertainty of what happened to their loved one.
Tragically, the search for Jessica took a devastating turn when her father, Steve Groover, who had been actively looking for her, was killed in 2022. His death occurred in the same home where Jessica was last seen by her sister. A man described as Jessica's ex-boyfriend, Lonnie Wright, was convicted of the murders of Steve Groover and another individual, Cindy Scruggs. Subsequently, the Roane County Sheriff's Office named Wright a person of interest in Jessica's disappearance. Despite this development, the case of what happened to Jessica Brooke Groover remains an active and unresolved investigation, leaving her family and community with unanswered questions.
Last Seen: Aug 31, 2019
