TN ADRIANNA & JENNIFER WIX: Missing from Cross Plains, TN - 25 March 2004 - Age 2 & 21

Adrianna's photo is shown age-progressed to 11 years. She may be in the company of her mother, Jennifer Wix. Jennifer's photo is shown age-progressed to 31 years. They may still be in the local area. Adrianna has a birthmark on her right thigh and she may go by the nickname Nina. Jennifer has a tattoo on her back.
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Adrianna and her mother, Jennifer Wix, were seen together between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. on March 25, 2004. Jennifer's live-in boyfriend, William Benton, initially stated Jennifer and Adrianna left home with an unknown individual.

He later altered his story and said he and Jennifer had an argument and he dropped her and Adrianna off at an Exxon gas station near Exit 112 off Interstate 65 in Cross Plains, Tennessee. After five to ten minutes, Adrianna and Jennifer got into a white four-door early 1990's model mid-size car, at a gas station near Exit 112 off Interstate 65 in Cross Plains, Tennessee.

Benton stated Jennifer went to their home, without Adrianna, the next afternoon. She was driving the car she'd gotten into the previous day. She asked for her income tax return but her boyfriend's parents were not at home to give her the money so she left and said she would come back for it. She never did.

Jennifer and Adrianna have never been heard from again. Neither of them had any personal items, money, or extra clothes when they disappeared.

Jennifer and Adrianna may still be in the Cross Plains area, or they may have traveled to Florida. They are believed to be in danger, as it is uncharacteristic of Jennifer to be out of touch with her family.

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Have you seen this child? ADRIANNA WIX

Missing From: CROSS PLAINS, TN. Missing Date: 03/25/2004. Adrianna's photo is shown age-progressed to 11 years. She may be in the company of her mother, Jennifer Wix. Jennifer's photo is shown age-progressed to 31 years. They may still be in the local area. Adrianna has a birthmark on her...

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Adrianna Nikol Wix – The Charley Project

Adrianna Wix has been #missing from #CrossPlains #Tennessee since 2004! SEND IN THAT TIP, NO MATTER HOW SMALL!

Sunday, March 27, 2004, in Robertson County, Tennessee, 21 year old Jennifer Wix went missing along with her 2 year old daughter, Adrianna Wix. The two were living with Jennifer’s boyfriend, Joey Benton, and his family. Joey Benton was not...

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ADRIANNA & JENNIFER WIX: Missing from Cross Plains, TN since 25 March 2004 - Age 2 & 21

Before they vanished, they had been living in rural Robertson County, Tennessee with Jennifer's boyfriend, Joey Benton, and his family. Joey was the last known person to see Jennifer and Adrianna.

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing mother, daughter case reaches 15-year mark

A missing mother and daughter case has reached its 15-year mark, as authorities are still puzzled by the disappearance of Jennifer Wix and her daughter, Adrianna. Adrianna was only 2 years old when she and her mother disappeared in 2004.

When the incident first happened over a decade ago, NewsChannel 5 interviewed Jennifer's then-live-in boyfriend, Joey Benton.

Benton told deputies Jennifer had left him at an Exxon gas station, only to visit him the next day at their house without Adrianna. When she left again, she didn't take the income tax return she had received in the mail.

She hasn't been seen since.

While their bodies have never been found, the Robertson County sheriff and TBI reclassified the missing persons case as a homicide investigation, in 2013.

Despite the lack of any progress in finding them, 15 years later, Jennifer's grandmother, Kathy Nale, still begs for answers. She hasn't stopped searching for her daughter and granddaughter for over a decade, and has even gone so far as to hire a private investigator to sort through the case.

"My mother's gut has always felt that [Jennifer] was no longer with us, but my granddaughter, I've never felt that way," Nale said.

Anyone with information on what may have happened to Jennifer and Adrianna Wix is asked to call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463).

Missing mother, daughter case reaches 15-year mark

Jennifer and Adrianna Wix have now been missing for 15 years.

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[Kimster]

@SheWhoMustNotBeNamed , thank you for starting a thread for Jennifer and Nina!

Please note, if anyone wants to talk to me about this case - if you have ANY tips - please let me know! The family is near and dear to my heart!

 

[Kimster]

Long gone are the posters once stapled to power poles across town and the search crews have all packed up and headed home.

What remains is a mother and grandmother who can’t forget, because once you lose a child, life is never the same.

“We’ve got this big gaping, missing hole in our hearts,” said Kathy Nale.

Mother, toddler’s disappearance puzzles authorities 14 years later

The mother and daughter were last seen by Jennifer’s boyfriend, Joey Benton.

www.wkrn.com

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

I’m assuming the boyfriend is the biggest POI? Any other suspects or circumstances considered a possibility?

 

[Kimster]

I’m assuming the boyfriend is the biggest POI? Any other suspects or circumstances considered a possibility?

None at all. And the BF's whole family has acted suspiciously.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

@Kimster - Have you listed to the Vanished podcast for these two? Kathy is interviewed. It's from 2017 so I'm not sure if it was posted on our old threads for them.

You're dang right about suspicious behavior! And I'm sure they didn't talk about everything. And downright unprofessional behavior by the investigators.

EPISODE 60: Jennifer and Adrianna Wix — The Vanished Podcast

21-year-old Jennifer Wix and her 2-year-old daughter, Adrianna, have been missing for almost 13 years. Before they vanished, they had been living in rural Robertson County, Tennessee with Jennifer's boyfriend, Joey Benton, and his family. Joey was the last known person t

www.thevanishedpodcast.com

 

[Kimster]

@Kimster - Have you listed to the Vanished podcast for these two? Kathy is interviewed. It's from 2017 so I'm not sure if it was posted on our old threads for them.

You're dang right about suspicious behavior! And I'm sure they didn't talk about everything. And downright unprofessional behavior by the investigators.

EPISODE 60: Jennifer and Adrianna Wix — The Vanished Podcast

21-year-old Jennifer Wix and her 2-year-old daughter, Adrianna, have been missing for almost 13 years. Before they vanished, they had been living in rural Robertson County, Tennessee with Jennifer's boyfriend, Joey Benton, and his family. Joey was the last known person t

www.thevanishedpodcast.com

I must have because I've listened to the vanished podcast on this case. Jenn's mom posts updates on her personal Facebook and that's probably where I got it. I'm glad you listened to it! This case should have been wound up a long long time ago. Really makes me angry. Did I tell you that I spoke with the original detective on the phone one time?

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

I must have because I've listened to the vanished podcast on this case. Jenn's mom posts updates on her personal Facebook and that's probably where I got it. I'm glad you listened to it! This case should have been wound up a long long time ago. Really makes me angry. Did I tell you that I spoke with the original detective on the phone one time?

They actually spoke to you?! After listening to the podcast, I'm surprised!

 

[Kimster]

They actually spoke to you?! After listening to the podcast, I'm surprised!

He did! It surprised Kathy too. I have my notes from the conversation. It was many years ago, back when we were at the old place. The one thing that he told me that made me realize that Kathy was on the right track was that he said that where the girls went missing was a family compound and they had not been able to search it like they wanted. He never did come out and say that he thought the girls were on that compound, but I got the message.

 

[Kimster]

This article has been out for over a week and I'm just now catching up:

Investigators continue searching for answers nearly 16 years after Jennifer Wix and her 2-year-old daughter, Adrianna vanished.
“It’s messed with my mind as far as the passage of time,” mother and grandmother Kathy Nale said. “It seems like it was yesterday in a lot of ways.”
August 16th would have marked Wix’ 38th birthday. Another day Nale didn’t get to spend with her daughter. Adrianna would have also been graduating high school this summer.
“When you actually do the math or something kind of forces you to realize how long it’s been, it’s kind of shocking,” Nale said.
Sixteen birthdays for Wix have now passed and no signs of her daughter or her granddaughter.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was brought in on the case back in 2013.
“These kind of cases that involve a young child like Adrianna, that’s one of those cases that always first and foremost stand out in the investigators’ mind,” TBI Criminal Investigator, James Scarbro said.

Wix was last seen in March of 2004. Her boyfriend, Joey Benton, was allegedly the last person to see her. Benton told detectives the night of March 25th Wix asked him to take her to the grocery store in Cross Plains. Benton said he dropped the two off and saw them get into a white four-door car. The next day Benton said Wix showed back up to his property, saying she needed time away and to get her belongings.
However, deputies say they were never been able to confirm his statement, and Benton remains a person of interest.

More at link:

Mother and daughter vanished 16 years ago, still no sign of them

Investigators continue searching for answers nearly 16 years after Jennifer Wix and her 2-year-old daughter, Adrianna vanished. “It’s messed with my mind as far as the passage of time,” mother a…

www.wkrn.com

 

[Kimster]

I'd also like to add that Kathy, mother of Jenn and grandmother of Adrianna, lost her husband due to illness last month. Please keep her in your prayers!

 

[Kimster]

I haven't looked at this blog in years. It was started by someone at WS and I doubt it's being maintained anymore. There are some new comments on there, though. Interesting.

Jennifer and Adrianna Wix Disappear Into Thin Air..March 25th 2004

Folks, It isn't too often that I am shocked beyond belief when reading about a crime story. But the story of Jennifer and Adrianna AKA Nina ...

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I wonder what Joey is up to these days?

 

[FightingCrime247]

Murder suspected in Wix case

The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office is reclassifying the nearly 10-year-old missing persons case of Jennifer Wix an...

www.tennessean.com

So I was going back and doing some digging to see what if anything I could uncover and came across this article from 2013. Apparently, the boyfriend and his family are not co-operating with the police or at least they weren't at the time this article came out.

 

[Kimster]

Murder suspected in Wix case

The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office is reclassifying the nearly 10-year-old missing persons case of Jennifer Wix an...

www.tennessean.com

So I was going back and doing some digging to see what if anything I could uncover and came across this article from 2013. Apparently, the boyfriend and his family are not co-operating with the police or at least they weren't at the time this article came out.

I’m very familiar with this case and I can guarantee that per Jenn’s family, the Benton family has not cooperated. In fact, In the beginning they even tried to create negative publicity toward vigils for the girls.

 

[Kimster]

“I just pray for answers and that whatever happened to them, whether they’re still on this earth or gone to heaven, all you can do is just pray that whatever happened that they have peace.”
Kathy Nale, Mother and Grandmother

 

[Kimster]

I've been poking around and saw some comments by a local posted on Reddit. I've heard this before, so it wasn't new to me.

 

[Kimster]

SAR Dogs were out looking for the girls yesterday and they’re going out again today. In fact, I think they are probably searching as I write this. Please keep this in your thoughts and prayers that they would be found!

 

[Mel70]

I don't understand why they couldn't search like they wanted to. Especially when the boyfriend and family was uncooperative. That's so suspicious right there. It seems obvious to me he killed them and they are buried on that property. And how the parents can cover for their kids when they do that I will never understand. You want to protect your children. But not when they do something so horrible. They are criminals too.

 

[Mel70]

I’m very familiar with this case and I can guarantee that per Jenn’s family, the Benton family has not cooperated. In fact, In the beginning they even tried to create negative publicity toward vigils for the girls.

Even if you don't cooperate why would you do that?. Even if they didn't like Jenn, She's missing. And that is your granddaughter!!!! I'd say they are evil people.