Post by Sher on Dec 10, 2005 3:02:30 GMT -5
Paula M. Burnette - White Female Date of Birth 06-15-75 HGT/ 501, WGT/ 110, Eyes/ Blue, Hair/ Brown. Paula Burnette, a 21-year-old white female, mother of two, was last seen at her residence in the Harrison, Tennessee area. Paula was in an estranged relationship with her husband, Donald Ray Burnette, when she was last seen on September 17, 1996. This case is still classified as a missing person but is being handled as a homicide investigation due to the violent history within the marriage.
Case Events
September 21, 1996, Bobby Caudill, Paula's father, reports Paula missing and indicates that she was last seen on September 17, 1996 about 6:00 a.m.
October 1996, Paula Burnette's driver's license was found in the 9500 block of Harrison Bay Road, Harrison, Tennessee.
Two months after she was last seen, her estranged husband, Donald Ray Burnette, took an Amsouth branch bank manager and her family hostage. After driving them around the countryside all night, he forced the woman to rob her own bank. A month later, Donald Ray Burnette and an accomplice, James Travis White, were arrested.
April 1997, Paula Burnette's purse/address book washed into a Chattanooga home's backyard in the Tyner community.
July 1997, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, the Hamilton County STARS, and the Volunteer Special Tactics and Rescue Services group, searched the old Savannah Valley Water Plant.
This is an active investigation and would welcome any and all information concerning the disappearance of Paula M. Burnette.
Detective Michael Cox 209-8950
Detective Jimmy Clift 209-8948
Detective Chris Chambers 209-8892
Detective Jody Mays 209-8875
Detective Brian Ashburn 209-8955
Case Events
September 21, 1996, Bobby Caudill, Paula's father, reports Paula missing and indicates that she was last seen on September 17, 1996 about 6:00 a.m.
October 1996, Paula Burnette's driver's license was found in the 9500 block of Harrison Bay Road, Harrison, Tennessee.
Two months after she was last seen, her estranged husband, Donald Ray Burnette, took an Amsouth branch bank manager and her family hostage. After driving them around the countryside all night, he forced the woman to rob her own bank. A month later, Donald Ray Burnette and an accomplice, James Travis White, were arrested.
April 1997, Paula Burnette's purse/address book washed into a Chattanooga home's backyard in the Tyner community.
July 1997, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, the Hamilton County STARS, and the Volunteer Special Tactics and Rescue Services group, searched the old Savannah Valley Water Plant.
This is an active investigation and would welcome any and all information concerning the disappearance of Paula M. Burnette.
Detective Michael Cox 209-8950
Detective Jimmy Clift 209-8948
Detective Chris Chambers 209-8892
Detective Jody Mays 209-8875
Detective Brian Ashburn 209-8955