Sharon Kay Leinart was 58 when she disappeared from downtown Knoxville in January 2013. A former registered nurse and paramedic, she had been living outdoors by choice for more than a decade and was a familiar presence near the Salvation Army and KARM. She was known to friends as Angela.

The last confirmed contact was a phone call to her sister in Indiana on January 26, 2013; Sharon said a man had offered her a nice warm room and that she was staying with him. Her family, who typically spoke with her daily, lost touch after that call. Concern deepened when her disability checks — her only regular income — were not spent and remained in her bank account. Her sister reported her missing to the Knoxville Police Department on March 26, 2013.

Despite later investigative developments, Sharon’s body has never been recovered, and her disappearance remained a painful unanswered question for her family. Does anyone who knew Sharon as Angela or who was in downtown Knoxville in late January 2013 have information that could help explain what happened to her?