When a young Mississippi mom-to-be goes missing, evidence discovered by a remote, abandoned bridge suggests she was murdered. A killer remains at large—and potentially still within the community—in this episode of Last Seen Alive .
Angela Freeman was 17-years-old when she went missing from Petal, Mississippi in September of 1993. She was approximately 4 months pregnant, and excited to become a mother. Image source: family photo.
Angela’s family has been waiting for answers in regards to her disappearance for more than 30 years. Image source: The Clarion Ledger.
Angela (right) is pictured with her mom, Debra (left), who has been working tirelessly to keep her daughter’s case alive in the public’s mind for more than 30 years. She says that her worst fear is that Angela will be forgotten. Image source: family photo.
Angela was last seen alive in the parking lot of a Pizza Hut restaurant in Petal, Mississippi. However, her abandoned vehicle was found approximately a half hour’s drive away at an old bridge in a remote area. Image source: Google Maps.
Angela’s vehicle was found abandoned by the old Mahned Bridge (pictured), which spans a section of the Leaf River. A section of the river was searched after human remains detection canines alerted, but Angela was not found. Image source: Google Maps.
This age-progression image shows what Angela may have looked like at age 32 (circa 2010). Angela has been declared legally dead, and is believed to be deceased, likely as a result of homicide. Image source: NCMEC.
Sources used to research this episode:
Telling Lives Podcast (Elizabeth Christian)
The Hattiesburg American, Thursday, May 4th, 2000 Ed., Page 6 (The Hattiesburg American via newspapers.com)
Mother, Brother Looking for Answers 25 Years After Pregnant Mississippi Teen Disappears (Juliet Muir / NBC News)
29 Years Later, and the Angela Freeman Case Remains Open (Will Polston / WDAM News)
Missing: Angela Freeman Last Seen in Petal 28 Years Ago (WJTV News)
Petal Ranked “Safest City in Mississippi” (Eddie Robertson / WDAM News)
America Has the Highest Maternal Mortality Rate Among Developed Nations (Asima Ahmad / Fortune)
Homicide a Leading Cause of Death for US Pregnant Women (Rebecca B Lawn and Karestan C Koenan / BMJ, October 19th, 2022 ed.)
David Moody v. State of Mississippi (State of Mississippi via Justia.com)
25 Years of Waiting: ‘We Will Never Stop our Search for Angela’ (Lici Beveridge / Hattiesburg American)
If you have any information on the disappearance of Angela Freeman, please call the Petal Police Department at 601-544-5331, or the Perry County Sheriff’s Office at 601-964-8461.