kaila morris
Missing since: September 17, 2009
White female
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’6’’
Weight: 200 lbs.
Age (at time of disappearance): 21
Tattoo(s): Tattoo on the second toe of left foot of red rose with green leaf; tattoo on the inside of right ankle of a star with moon with the name “KAILA”
case details:
Morris was last seen by her stepfather on September 17, 2009 at her family’s residence in Columbus, Mississippi. Her stepfather stated that he saw Morris leave with an unknown individual in a dark colored SUV. She never returned and has not been seeb or heard from since. Morris left behind her purse, vehicle, bulldog, and other personal items when she disappeared. Morris was a student at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi at the time of her disappearance and was living there with her brother in a condo. She was home for a visit at the time.
Morris’s stepfather, Robert Triplett, state that earlier in the day Morris said she was going to visit with her best friend, Labriska Walker. Triplett said he was using the restroom and heard a vehicle coming up the driveway. After a minute, he stood up and looked out the window to see a dark colored SUV pulling away from the home and headed down the driveway. He stated that he assumed this was Morris’s friend coming to pick her up, however Walker pulled up minutes later to pick her up. After several attempts to reach Morris by cell phone were unsuccessful and she did not return, she was reported missing. At the time of Morris’s disappearance, her mother was on vacation in Florida and returned quickly to begin search efforts for her daughter.
The home was searched and computers were seized in the investigation into Morris’s disappearance. In October of 2009, Triplett was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography after his computer was forensicly examined. Triplett has a history of sex-related crimes in multiple states including Mississippi.
The family home and surrounding land was searched with human remains detection dogs but no sign of Morris was found. She has not been seen or heard from since and her case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency Information:
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office
(662)251-1070
Agency Case #: 093809
NamUs ID#: MP19008
Additional Resources:
The Dispatch (October 2, 2009)