Jeremy Bechtel - Sparta - April 3, 2000

SPARTA -- Seventeen-year-old Sparta resident Jeremy Bechtel had been spending the night at a cousin's house when he asked to be dropped off at a party. He called his father later that night, asking for a ride home from school the next day. That was the last time his family ever heard from him.

"I don't understand exactly what happened," said his mother, Rhonda Ledbetter. "My head's still in a whirlwind." When Jeremy did not show up for school or work, Rhonda began to worry. Her son had been having a rocky adolescence after his parents' divorce, and had begun to have problems with authority. Though he had some rough moments, he was still very close to his family and friends.

"Everybody in the neighborhood liked him," Rhonda said. "On his way... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (DailensGrammy) http://tnmissing.org/topic/1306 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:32:13 PST <![CDATA[ Case Information ]]> http://tnmissing.org/topic/470/t/Case-Information.html www.ncmec.org/missingkids...Lang=en_US

JEREMY LEE BECHTEL
Case Type: Endangered Runaway
DOB: Nov 7, 1982 Sex: Male
Missing Date: Apr 3, 2000 Race: White
Age Now: 22 Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Missing City: SPARTA Weight: 155 lbs (70 kg)
Missing State : TN Hair Color: Brown
Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Blue

Case Number: NCMC906820
Circumstances: Jeremy's photo is shown age-progressed to 19 years. He is believed to be in the company of an adult female. His ears are pierced multiple times each.

ANYONE... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Unregistered(d)) http://tnmissing.org/topic/470 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 02:37:11 PST