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When it's cravinient.
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Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of True Crime with Kendall Rae. Thank you so much for joining me today and if you're new to the show, welcome. I'm so happy to have you here. So, you guys, today we are jumping into a case that I think you will all agree. In fact, I know you will all agree, should absolutely have a conclusion by now. It's been over a decade at this point, without any justice and without any answers. Today I'm going to be telling you about the disappearance of Shelley Mook, a young mother who was navigating a divorce. She was a teacher and she was also raising her young daughter. And everything about her case is so incredibly frustrating and sad. And I just wish so badly that there were, you know, some answers or some kind of justice for Shelly's loved ones, especially for her daughter. And her story is also one that hasn't gotten much coverage and I really haven't seen anyone talk about it in the last couple of years. So I'm hopeful that by sharing her case today we can maybe kind of get her name back out there. I know from my experiences working with families and talking to them that oftentimes it can feel like people have forgotten about the victim when no one's talking about it anymore. And I can see how you would totally feel, feel like that. And I don't want that to be the case for Shelly. We have also reached out to Shelly's family to see if they're interested in a HOPE grant through my foundation, Higher Hope. See if there's, you know, any way that they can think of that we can support them. All right, let's go ahead and get into Shelley's disappearance. And before I start, this is one of those cases where I have to tell you that everyone I speak about today is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, which probably tells you the direction that this is going to be going and makes it incredibly frustrating. So just buckle in for that. And, you know, it's just so hard with Shelly because we're talking about someone who really only wanted to make the world a better place, was trying to make a difference. And while doing so, she seemingly just vanished. Shelly Lynn Jones was born on June 29, 1987. And she was originally from Erie, Pennsylvania. And people who had the fortune of knowing her say that very, very kind. She was also responsible and loving. And she had the most beautiful blonde hair and green hazel eyes. And her best friend, Brittany said that everyone always told her she had a million dollar smile. Shelly and Brittany were childhood friends, and Brittany distinctly remembers that when they were in high school, there was this good looking older guy who sort of caught both of their attention. And he was about six years older than they were, quite a bit. And he had a bit of a bad boy reputation, and he was into cars and girls, and it sounded like kind of a lot of girls fawned over him. Now, the two of them first met him at a party, and since they were both, you know, interested in him, they decided to make a bet about who he would go out with, and it ended up being Shelly. This older guy was named Tyler Mook. And I have to just say really quick, the last name Mook has really confused me. There's a couple different sources. Most sources seem to pronounce it Mook. There are a couple sources that pronounce it muck. And just by looking at it, I would have guessed it's muck. But I'm gonna go with what the majority of sources said, which is mook. But anyway, her and Tyler ended up going out, and the two of them were practically inseparable after this. In fact, right after Shelly graduated from high school in 2004, they ended up getting married in Hawaii. She had gotten pregnant, and they ultimately decided that marriage was the next step in their relationship. And shortly after that, she gave birth to their daugh, who goes by Lily, and Then Shelly decided to go back to school to become a teacher. And it sounds like things were, you know, okay for a little while, but after some time, things really started to sour. Tyler became emotionally and physically abusive towards Shelly, and there were also allegations of infidelity. And her loved ones became very worried about her. Britney explained that it was just one of those relationships where, you know, when it was good, it was good, but when it was bad, it was bad. They had the classic on and off again cycle. And every time they were off, he would try to win her back again with these love letters and promises of grand gestures and gifts. Like, for example, he would say things like, shelly, my love, congrats on your first full day of teaching. My love for you grows like a wildfire. I'm polishing myself for you. Which interesting thing to say, I'm polishing myself for you. Anyway, that was in a letter. And then he also had a letter to her that said, I love you with all my heart. I don't want anybody else but you. And he had also promised that he was going to take her on a cruise in the Caribbean, but that never ended up happening. And finally, by 2009, Shelly was done with this horrible treatment and she knew it just wasn't a safe environment for her daughter Lily anymore. So she left him and was granted primary custody of Lily. Tyler did have visitation on Wednesdays and then also every other weekend. But for the most part, Shelly was the one who raised her, and rightfully so. Fall always really feels like a reset. Between back to school, busier routines, shorter days, and the holidays coming up, finding time to cook can be really difficult. That's why I love Factor. Their chef prepared dietitian approved meals make it easy to stay on track and enjoy something comforting and delicious, no matter how hectic this season gets. 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She got a job working as an 8th grade teacher at Harris Middle School. And she was loved by all of her students and colleagues. People really only had great things to say about her, especially when it came to her as a mother. Lily was the most important person in her life, hands down. And she would have never done anything to jeopardize being around her. So of course when Shelly didn't come to pick up her daughter on the night of February 28, 2011 as she was expected to, red flags quickly started to rise. It was a Monday and going into that week she had gotten a substitute teacher for that day as well as for the following day as well, which was Tuesday March 1st. And she had just moved over the weekend into a new apartment. So she wanted to finish unpacking and take care of some appointments and just personal stuff as well. And On Monday the 28th, Shelly had a handyman coming to her place around 4:30 in the afternoon at but she never made it to that appointment. And the last anyone had seen her was between 3 and 4pm when she was at Tyler's house, her ex husband dropping off Lily. And it sounds like he was just gonna watch her for a couple of hours while she was back at her apartment taking care of a few other things. And then she was going to pick her up later that night but then she never showed up. And that was the first sign that something was really wrong. Also her mom Deborah had been trying to reach her the whole afternoon and she was really concerned that she wasn't getting a response. Deborah had actually been in town that weekend helping her move. But Monday morning she went back to Pennsylvania and when she Couldn't get a hold of Shelly on Monday or Tuesday. She really started to panic. She even called Harris Middle School on Wednesday, and they were the ones who told her that she didn't show up that morning. And they were expecting her because, as I explained, she had a substitute for Monday and for Tuesday, but she was supposed to be there on Wednesday. So as soon as her mom hears this, she gets right in her car and she drives through the night to Tennessee. And when she gets there, she realizes that her daughter was definitely missing. And not only that, but she and everyone else learned that at 12:30am on Tuesday morning, Shelly's car was found on fire in an open field about 20 miles away. And, you guys, the whole thing was torched. And it was clearly done on purpose. And because of how severe the damage was, it took the authorities a little bit of time to figure out who this car even belonged to. But once they were able to link it to Shelly, they knew that this was a much bigger situation than just arson. This was the case of a missing woman. And I hate to say this, but over the years, it has become the assumption that she is no longer alive. And, of course, you can never say for sure, but nobody in Shelly's life believes that she would have just walked away. And what makes this case so frustrating is that, in my opinion, it seems very obvious. But to this day, there is unfortunately no physical evidence whatsoever, at least that we know of, to explain where she is or what happened to her. Nothing. Hence why it's all just an assumption that she is no longer alive. One thing we do know is that she definitely didn't light her own car on fire. There's just no world where she would have done that herself and just walked away from her life and her daughter. So investigators turned to the person who saw her last to see if they could get a better idea of what her movements were that day. And like I said, that person was Tyler. And right from the beginning, Tyler was not cooperative. An agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has even confirmed that he hasn't cooperated in her case. And many believe that he's done a lot worse than that. Many people, and I mean many, many people, including myself, believe that he is responsible for what happened to her. And that is just my opinion. He is actually the only person who is named a person of interest in this case. And I can 100% see why. And I think I know how most of you are going to feel, because Tyler has never participated in any of the search efforts. He has never publicly Expressed his concern for the mother of his child going missing. And he has been super shady about their final interaction. Just get this. Okay? So within a week of Shelly going missing, her mom filed an emergency petition to get custody of Lily. Makes sense, right? So there was some legal back and forth between her and Tyler's parents. But finally, In July of 2011, there was a hearing. Now, obviously, the biggest reason that Deborah wanted to get temporary custody of Lily was to make sure that she was in a safe and loving home during this very stressful time. And with Tyler's history, history of abuse and drug use, and also not to mention his suspected involvement in her mom's disappearance and presumed murder, she understandably didn't want Lily to be around him. But a bonus piece to all of this was that Tyler would have to be asked under oath about the events of February 28th. And you guys will not believe the nerve of this piece of trash when he was asked about this day. He pleaded the fifth somewhere between 140 and 150 times. How did you and Shelly get along after the divorce?
