Key facts
- Name: Myra Rena Lewis
- Born: November 30, 2011
- Age at disappearance: 2
- Last seen: March 1, 2014, between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m., playing with her sister in the front yard of the family home on Mount Pilgrim Road, Camden, Mississippi
- Location: Camden, Madison County, Mississippi
- Description: 3’1″, 27 lbs, black hair, brown eyes; last seen wearing white/khaki pants, a turquoise sweater with a bear on it, and pink tennis shoes
- Status: Still missing; FBI offers a $20,000 reward (NCMEC 1229163)
- Investigating agency: Madison County Sheriff’s Office — (601) 859-2345; FBI — 1-800-CALL-FBI
The front yard
On the morning of March 1, 2014, two-year-old Myra Lewis was playing in the front yard of her family’s home on Mount Pilgrim Road in Camden, Mississippi, with her sister. Their mother, Ericka, left to run errands — she told the kids to go inside. Their father, Gregory, was home with a newborn.
Between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m., Myra vanished from the yard.
A two-year-old doesn’t wander far. Not in thirty minutes, not in a rural yard. Her father, home with the baby, didn’t notice for hours — a fact that has been examined, judged, and re-examined in every retelling, but doesn’t change the central horror: a toddler disappeared from her own front yard in broad daylight, and nobody saw it happen.
She was 3’1″, 27 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, wearing white-or-khaki pants, a turquoise sweater with a bear on it, and pink tennis shoes. Small enough to be carried away in one arm.
The longest Amber Alert
The Amber Alert issued for Myra became the longest-running in Mississippi history. Divers re-searched a pond on March 13. K-9 units lost her scent quickly — the sign, handlers know, of a child who was carried, not one who walked. In October 2014, investigators even consulted psychics, which tells you how thin the leads had gotten.
Her mother was arrested on an unrelated probation violation in the aftermath — a turn that complicated the family’s standing with the public and, some advocates argued, with the investigation itself. The family eventually left Camden; the house on Mount Pilgrim Road was abandoned. Whatever happened in that yard, the family couldn’t keep living next to it.
The FBI’s $20,000 reward is still posted. NCMEC has issued age-progression photos — in 2018, in 2021 — showing what Myra might look like as a little girl, then a bigger one. She would be 14 now. The case status on case-tracking sites remains Open, updated as recently as May 2025.
What the yard couldn’t say
A front yard in rural Mississippi on a Saturday morning. A sister playing nearby. A father inside with a newborn. For Myra to vanish in that window, someone had to come into that yard — or to its edge — and take her, quickly and quietly. A two-year-old carried away doesn’t leave a scent trail for dogs to follow. She doesn’t leave footprints that mean anything. She just stops being there.
No witnesses have ever come forward to say they saw a vehicle, a stranger, anything. The pond was searched. The area was searched. The psychics were consulted. Twelve years later, the FBI still wants to pay $20,000 to anyone who can say what happened between 10:30 and 11:00 on March 1, 2014.
The pond, the dogs, and the psychics
The early investigation did what investigations do: it searched. Divers went into the pond on March 13, 2014 — twelve days after Myra vanished. Nothing. K-9 units worked the yard and lost her scent almost immediately, which handlers read as significant: a child who walks away leaves a trail; a child who is carried doesn’t. The dogs’ silence was, in its way, testimony.
By October 2014, investigators were consulting psychics. That’s not a criticism — it’s a measure of desperation. When the dogs, the divers, and the door-knocks produce nothing, departments reach for whatever’s left. The psychics produced nothing either.
The family fractured under the weight. Myra’s mother, Ericka, was arrested on an unrelated probation violation — a separate legal matter that nonetheless colored public perception of the family and, advocates argued, may have affected how the case was worked. The family eventually left Camden altogether, abandoning the house on Mount Pilgrim Road. You don’t abandon your home because you’ve given up; you abandon it because you can’t stand to look at the yard anymore.
The FBI’s $20,000 reward has stayed posted for over a decade — fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/myra-lewis, under the Bureau’s kidnapping listings. That’s the federal government’s assessment, maintained across administrations: this was a kidnapping. NCMEC’s age-progression images — 2018, 2021 — show a little girl growing up in forensic artists’ renderings: the turquoise sweater with the bear long outgrown, the pink tennis shoes replaced by whatever a 14-year-old wears. She’s 14 now. If she’s alive, she’s in high school. If she’s alive, she may not know her name is Myra Rena Lewis.
The sister who was playing with Myra that morning has grown up carrying the day too — the last person to see a two-year-old sister, the witness who was also a child. And the father, Gregory, home with a newborn, who didn’t notice for hours: every retelling judges him, but the judgment misses the reality of a household with a newborn — the sleep deprivation, the narrowed world, the hours that pass without registering. It doesn’t excuse, but it explains. And it doesn’t change the outcome.
Twelve years. The Amber Alert that never ended. The pond, the dogs, the psychics. A family that left Camden because the yard wouldn’t let them stay. An FBI reward that has sat at $20,000 through three presidential administrations. Myra Rena Lewis would be 14 — old enough to ask her own questions, if she knew there were questions to ask.
Theories
Abduction by someone known or unknown
A two-year-old does not leave a yard on her own and vanish without a trace; the K-9 scent evidence suggests she was carried. Evidence level: This is the working premise of the investigation — the FBI’s kidnapping-page reward ($20,000) reflects it. No suspects have been publicly named; no one has been charged. Any living person connected to this case is presumed innocent.
Wandered off and succumbed
Evidence level: Weak. A two-year-old’s range is tiny, the area was searched intensively including divers in the pond, and the dogs lost scent in a way consistent with being carried.
Family involvement
The father’s delayed notice and the mother’s probation arrest have drawn scrutiny. Evidence level: No charges related to Myra’s disappearance have ever been filed against either parent. They are presumed innocent.
Have information?
Contact the Madison County Sheriff’s Office at (601) 859-2345 or the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). The FBI offers a $20,000 reward for information.
In an emergency, dial 911.
Timeline
- November 30, 2011 — Myra Rena Lewis is born.
- March 1, 2014, 10:30–11:00 a.m. — Myra, 2, vanishes while playing with her sister in the front yard on Mount Pilgrim Road, Camden, MS. Her mother is running errands; her father is inside with a newborn and doesn’t notice for hours.
- March 2014 — Amber Alert issued (becomes the longest-running in Mississippi history). Divers re-search a pond on March 13; K-9s lose her scent quickly.
- October 2014 — Investigators consult psychics.
- 2014–2015 — Her mother is arrested on an unrelated probation violation; the family leaves Camden and abandons the home.
- 2018, 2021 — NCMEC releases age-progression photos.
- May 2025 — Case-tracking sites confirm status Open; FBI $20,000 reward still posted.
- Today — Still missing.
FAQ
Is Myra Lewis still missing?
Yes. As of October 2026, Myra Lewis remains missing. She vanished in March 2014 and has never been found.
Was Myra Lewis ever found?
No. No trace of Myra has been found in the twelve years since she disappeared.
What happened to Myra Lewis?
She vanished from the front yard of her family’s home on Mount Pilgrim Road in Camden, Mississippi, between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. on March 1, 2014. She was 2 years old. The FBI treats it as a kidnapping; no one has been charged.
How old would Myra Lewis be today?
She was born November 30, 2011, so she would be 14 years old in 2026.
Is there a reward for Myra Lewis?
Yes. The FBI offers $20,000 for information (fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/myra-lewis).
What did Myra Lewis look like?
She was 3’1″, 27 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She wore white/khaki pants, a turquoise sweater with a bear on it, and pink tennis shoes. NCMEC has released age-progressed photos showing what she might look like now.
Sources
Official / law enforcement:
– Madison County Sheriff’s Office — (601) 859-2345
– FBI — 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324); $20,000 reward listing (fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/myra-lewis)
– National Center for Missing & Exploited Children — NCMEC 1229163
Reference:
– Wikipedia — “Disappearance of Myra Lewis”
– solvethecase.org — case status: Open (updated May 31, 2025)
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