KRISTI CORNWELL MISSING

The last anyone heard from Kristi Cornwell was on August 11, 2009.  Since then, investigators say an anonymous grandmother wrote a letter into the Cherokee County Sheriff’s department and said her grandson was working in the area at the time Kristi was hit and abducted.  A formal letter released by Cherokee County Sheriff’s says,”Evidence has been obtained which lead investigators to believe that between August 1^st and August 25^, 2009 that the described person was in the Western North Carolina area working for a relative, specifically his grandmother, and that he was doing some handy man work.  The person was believed to have been driving a white Nissan Exterra with a brush guard and would have been bearing a Florida tag.”  Kristi’s family is begging that grandmother to come forward today with more information to help solve Kristi’s case. 

Authorities say Kristi Cornwell was exercising in Blairsville, Georgia down Jones Creek Road when she was allegedly abducted.  Investigators say around 9:00 p.m., Kristi was on the phone with her boyfriend, who was in Atlanta at the time, when a car approached her, there was a struggle, and she was never seen again.  A reward of $50,000 is offered for information leading to the safe return of Kristi, or arrest/conviction to the person responsible for her disappearance.  Kristi’s family is extremely proactive in this case.  They started a website, they have frequent, sometimes daily searches of the area where she went missing, and they even auctioned off the family’s lake house property over the weekend to raise money to help find this missing mother.

Possible suspect & vehicle

Investigators say Kristi’s case could be tied to an attempted abduction that happened in Cherokee County, N.C. just a few days before her alleged abduction.  Thankfully, that woman was able to escape.  Authorities say they are looking for a white male, in his mid-20’s with dark hair who may be driving a silver Nissan Exterra with tinted windows and a brush guard on the front of the vehicle.

Kristi is a former probation officer who is trained to fight back in situations like this.  Her family believes she is alive somewhere, and they will do whatever they can to find her.  www.kristicornwell.com

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