A 29-year-old Alabama woman has been missing for a week after she left a bar with two strange men — and texted a friend that she might be in trouble, according to her family and a new report.
Paighton Laine Houston, 29, of Trussville, was last seen Dec. 20 at the Tin Roof, a live-music bar chain in Birmingham, Al.com reported. Police Sgt. Johnny Williams told the website that she left the bar around 10:45 p.m. with “two heavy-set black males.”
Her last text message — sent to a friend — said that “she didn’t know who she was with and felt she could be in trouble,” her mother, Charlaine Houston, posted to Facebook.
“We’ve got to find her,” Charlaine told AL.com Thursday. “I just pray this nightmare will end.”
The distraught mother called the text “very concerning,” adding that Paighton had not used her bank account since she disappeared and her phone is going straight to voicemail.
“Someone knows something and we have to bring her home,” she posted to Facebook Thursday.
Williams told the local outlet that police do not have any new leads and have “exhausted the ones we’ve had to this point.”
“We’re pretty much in the same place that we were when we first reported her missing,’’ he said.
Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage that has yet to be released to the public, he added.
The police sergeant could not say for certain whether foul play was a factor.
“We’re not quite sure,” he said. “This is kind of a strange case. We’re not sure where she may be or the last person she actually spoke to at this point.”
Paighton was last seen wearing ripped blue jeans, a coral-colored T-shirt and blue Converse shoes. She is 5-foot-2 and weighs 123 pounds.
“We have been in contact with [Birmingham police] and have shared any info needed to assist since the report, including all of our staff that worked that evening,” the Tin Roof posted to Facebook earlier this week.
“As a common industry practice, we hire off-duty uniformed police to be onsite during busy times. They were working onsite during this time as well. We hope and pray for Paighton’s safe return and encourage anyone to reach out with any information.”
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