ZAYLEE GRACE FRYAR - 4 Months - Millersville (NE of Nashville) TN

Endangered Child Alert Issued For 4-Month-Old Girl
Updated:
May 10, 2011 10:16 AM


MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. – Police in Millersville have issued an endangered child alert for a missing four-month-old girl.
Police are looking for Zaylee Grace Fryar.
They said she was last seen with her mother, Shauna Marie Fryar on May 1
at their home in Millersville. Police said no personal belongings are
missing.
Zaylee has black hair and brown eyes and weighs 12 pounds. She also has a quarter size brown birthmark on her right leg.
Police said Shauna has a past history of drug abuse.
If you have seen Zaylee, please contact the Millersville Police Department at (615) 859-2758 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14601384/endangered-child-alert-issued-for-4-month-old-girl

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
– An Amber Alert has been issued by the TBI for a four-month-old infant
after her mother's body was found in the Cumberland River.
Police are searching for four-month-old
Zaylee Grace Fryar. She was last seen with her mother, Shauna Marie
Fryar, on Sunday, May 1 at their home in Millersville.
Metro police said the body found in the
Cumberland River on Saturday night has been identified through
fingerprints as 28-year-old Shauna Marie Fryar. Fryar was reported
missing to Millersville Police on Thursday, May 5 by her husband.
The woman's body was spotted by someone on
the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge who called 911 on Saturday night.
Dive teams recovered the body.
Dive Team Discovers Body in Cumberland
Police said there was no trauma to her body
that suggested the cause of death, which remains undetermined. Police
have also not determined whether Shauna died before entering the water.
An autopsy is underway.
Metro police have been checking the area
around the Cumberland River for Zaylee, though they said there is no
evidence at this point that she is in the water.
"If we get more information then we may put
boats in, but right now its just aerial and if it gets down to the point
where we need to use divers we will," said Metro Police Lt. Steven
Lewis.
Millersville police had originally issued an
endangered child alert for Zaylee on Monday. It was upgraded on Tuesday
after police identified Shauna's body.
Endangered Child Alert Issued For 4-Month-Old Girl
Fryar's husband, who is not Zaylee's father,
told Millersville Police that he left their apartment around 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 1, to go to the store. When he returned, his wife and Zaylee
were gone, although her vehicle, cell phone, wallet and the child's
diaper bag were still at the residence. He told police it wasn't unusual
for her to be gone for days on end.
Detectives have confirmed that Fryar and the child were fine on Saturday, April 30, when they visited a relative in Pegram.
Zaylee has black hair and brown eyes and weighs 12 pounds. She also has a quarter size brown birthmark on her right leg.
Police said Fryar has a history of drug
addiction, and that she may have been trying to obtain illegal drugs at
around the time she was last seen.
In all, police said Fryar had seven children,
including Zaylee, ranging in age from four months to 12-years who live
with other relatives.
At this point, investigators said everyone is
a suspect until they can figure out if they're dealing with an accident
or foul play.
Zaylee's father was incarcerated in the Robertson County Jail at the time mother and daughter disappeared.
If you have information about the whereabouts
of Zaylee, please contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND or Metro Crime
Stoppers at 74-CRIME.http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14619391/amber-alert-issued-for-4-month-old-after-mother-found-dead?redirected=true

Ok, call me jaded but, this story sounds a little hinky to me. The husband waited 4 days to report his wife & her INFANT CHILD missing???
They weren't home when he came home from the store???
Hmmmm.........fishy I say.

Always, it sounds fishy to me also. I can think of only one reason to not report them missing.

Praying for a good outcome for the baby, fearing the worst.

May 11th, 2011

An Amber alert has been issued in Summer County, Tennessee after a dead
woman’s body was found, in the Cumberland River in Tennessee and
authorities have unsuccessfully located her four-month-old baby. On May
5, 2011, witnesses discovered the body of a woman, later identified as
28-year-old Shauna Marie Fryar, floating in the Cumberland River.
Shauna Fryar and her four-month-old daughter, Zaylee Fryar, moved from
Nashville, Tennessee to stay with her husband whom she had been
separated from, Michael Fryar, on April 29, 2011. Though Zaylee has
Michael Fryar’s last name, he is not the child’s biological father as
reports state Zaylee’s biological father is currently incarcerated.

An autopsy is underway to determine Shauna Marie Fryar’s cause of
death but early indications suggest there were no evident signs of
trauma; however, authorities suspect foul play may be involved. They
also say it is unlikely that her death was a suicide. The search has
focused on the area near the Cumberland River and has included aerial
and ground searches. Michael Fryar filed a missing person’s report on
Shauna and Zaylee on May 5, 2011 but says she and the infant went
missing on May 1, 2011. Michael Fryar told authorities that Shauna has a
long history of drug abuse and it wasn’t uncommon for her to disappear
for several days at a time.
Shauna disappeared without taking her cell phone, purse or diaper bag
leading many to believe that foul play was involved. Michael Fryar
didn’t speak to reporters, but his father, Cliff Fryar, spoke to News
Channel 5. Zaylee Fryar has black hair, brown eyes and is a bi-racial child.
She is four-months-old, weighs 12 pounds and is 24 inches long. There
is a brown birthmark, the size of a quarter on her right leg.

MILLERSVILLE, Tenn.
- One day after announcing Shauna Fryar's body had been found in the
Cumberland River, the search for her four-month-old daughter is intensifying.
Millersville Police on Wednesday questioned
anyone and everyone who knows Shauna and little Zaylee Grace Fryar.
Metro Police, meanwhile, continue to scour the waters of the Cumberland River.



Amber Alert Issued For 4-Month-Old After Mother Found Dead
From their home in Springfield, Zaylee's grandmother and aunts are holding out hope she's still alive.
"We're praying about it, praying about my grandbaby," said Sandra McMurry.
Her son, Thurman McMurry, is Zaylee's
biological father. He's not a suspect in the case because he's
currently behind bars at the Robertson County Jail, serving time on an
unrelated assault charge.
On Tuesday, Millersville police visited his
jail cell to deliver the bad news, first about Shauna's death, and then
about Zaylee's disappearance.
"I talked to him on the phone and he was
sad. He was crying and I told him, 'just think good things about the
baby, maybe she's still living,'" said McMurry.
She said Fryar and her son had dated on and
off for over a year, and that Shauna would often bring Zaylee by their
home to visit with her relatives. Their last visit came at the end of April.
"I called her every day after that and she
didn't answer the phone, and I knew something was wrong then, because
that wasn't Shauna. Shauna always answered the phone when we called," said McMurry.
Thurman McMurry is due to be released from
jail on Friday. His mother said he was looking forward to spending more time with Zaylee.
"She was a good baby, she really was," said McMurry. "And Shauna was just like my daughter."
Investigators said one of their biggest
questions right now is whether Shauna Fryar died before or after her
body hit the waters of the Cumberland River, but they won't know that
answer until her autopsy is complete.
If you have any information about Zaylee Fryar's whereabouts, call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14629073/zaylee-fryars-grandmother-speaks-out

Authorities seek help in finding four-month-old girl


May. 11, 2011

Chris Echegaray


Zaylee Grace Fryar


Shauna Fryar

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a four-month-old baby whose mother’s body was found in the Cumberland River near the Jefferson Street bridge on Saturday.Zaylee Grace Fryar has been missing since May 1, when she disappeared with her mother, Shauna Fryar, 28, from Millersville in Sumner County. Fryar and the 12-pound baby were last seen by Fryar’s husband, Michael Fryar, that Sunday.

The mother's and baby’s personal belongings were not missing. The mother had a history of drug abuse, police said.

Metro Police Lt. Steve Lewis said people told police that they thought they saw a body floating in the river on Saturday. Authorities recovered the body late Saturday afternoon and the medical examiner’s office is looking at the cause of death. Police said there were no signs of trauma.

Metro police helicopters continue to fly over the river in search of the baby, but there is no evidence that the girl is in the water, Lewis said.“There are not a whole lot of leads,” he said.

Fryar and the baby moved to Millersville from Nashville in late April; three days later, they were missing, Millersville Police Chief Ronnie Williams said.

“Our main concern is finding the baby,” he said.

Fryar’s husband, who is not the baby’s father, reported her missing on Thursday. The husband told police he was accustomed to Fryar disappearing for days at a time.

The baby’s father is in Robertson County Jail and is not a suspect.

Fryar had seven children, including the baby. The others live with grandparents and relatives, police said.

Anyone with information should contact Millersville Police Department at 859-2758, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND or Nashville Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.

SEVEN children and a drug abuser!!!

Someone should have educated her on birth control.

I pray this poor little baby is found safe.

Amber Alert Issued For 4-Month-Old

No One Ruled Out In Missing Baby Case

Phone Records, Facebook Posts Combed For Clues

Reported By Jonathan Martin
7:06 pm EDT May 12, 2011

With each passing day, concern is growing for the family of a 4-month-old girl whose mother turned up dead without her.

Police spent Thursday interviewing more than a dozen people, hoping to find even a bit of information that may lead to baby Zaylee Grace Fryar. They also started gathering surveillance video from businesses around Millersville, where the baby lived, and Nashville,
where Zaylee's mother was found.

"We're hoping somebody just finds her or turns her in or anything, anything that could help," said family friend Emily Schendel.

Schendel and D'andre McMurry said they wish they could answer the question so many are asking: Where is baby Zaylee?

"It's been hard on us. We don't know where she at," said McMurry.

"I have no clue. I'm just hoping she's alive and well," said Schendel.

The 4-month-old hasn't been seen in more than a week. On Tuesday, authorities issued an Amber Alert.

The child's mother, Shauna Fryar, was found in the Cumberland River near downtown Nashville over the weekend. Detectives still don't know how she died.

On Thursday, police interviewed more than 20 people who recently saw or spoke to the mother. They're checking her phone records, Facebook posts and following dozens of tips, but police said nothing so far is solid.

Investigators said they hope medical examiners can speed up the autopsy on Fryar. They said they think finding out how she died will be key to finding out what happened to her daughter.

Police said no one has been ruled out as a suspect. They've already questioned Fryar's husband and the baby's biological father.

Police don't believe Zaylee's father was involved because he's been in Robertson County Jail on an unrelated case.

Friends and family of Zaylee said they are confident Fryar wouldn't have done anything to harm Zaylee.

"She was nice," said Schendel. "She always had an open mind. She would give her last for anybody and everybody.

"Crews said they did not do much searching along the Cumberland River on Thursday but plan to resume searching there Friday and through the weekend, if needed.Anyone with information about Zaylee or who recently saw her mother in Millersville or Nashville is asked to call 800-TBI-FIND.

Dad Speaks About Missing Millersville Child

4-Month-Old Zaylee Grace Fryar Missing; Mom Found Dead

May 13, 2011

The father of a missing 4-month-old girl is pleading for her safe return.


Zaylee Fryar has been missing for more than a week. Her mother's body was pulled from the Cumberland River over the weekend.

“But I want my daughter here with me. She ain’t got her mother. She needs to be here with her daddy,” said Zaylee's father, Thurman McMurry.

This was supposed to be the day McMurry reunited with his daughter after a month apart, but 4-month-old Zaylee Grace Fryar is missing.

“If anybody has her or knows where's she at, I wish they would at least bring her to me, so she could at least be with her daddy,” said McMurry.

McMurry was released from the Robertson County Jail on Friday where he'd been since mid-April for an unrelated assault charge.

On Tuesday, he got the news while in jail that Zaylee was missing and the child's mother, Shauna Fryer, had been found dead in the Cumberland River.

McMurry said he and Fryar had planned to continue their relationship and live in Millersville once he was released.

Police don't consider McMurry a suspect because he was in jail when the mother and baby disappeared.

“Do you have any idea who could be involved? Who might be responsible?” asked Channel 4 reporter Jonathan Martin.

“I don't know anybody. To be honest, I wish I wouldn't have been in jail. Maybe it wouldn't have ever have happened,” said McMurry.

Detectives are waiting on toxicology results to find out how Shauna Fryar died.

They're also interviewing more people who recently saw or heard from her.

McMurry said he doesn't believe Fryar would have done anything to harm Zaylee.

“She had a history of doing drugs, but still, she never left that baby, and I don't think she would do nothing to that baby,” said McMurry.

McMurry said, during the past couple weeks while he was in jail, he tried reaching his girlfriend to check on her and the baby but had trouble reaching her and had a feeling something could be wrong.

The mother was still his GF. Good thing he was in jail or he would be the number one suspect. I think it strange that the husband didn't report her missing. Even if she was a druggie, she had her baby with her.

I have a bad feeling about this poor little baby girl.

I am really confused about this.

"Shauna Fryar and her four-month-old daughter, Zaylee Fryar, moved from Nashville, Tennessee to stay with her husband whom she had been separated from, Michael Fryar, on April 29, 2011. Though Zaylee has Michael Fryar’s last name, he is not the child’s biological father as reports state Zaylee’s biological father is currently incarcerated."

So how long was she married to Michael Fryar? How far away is the Cumberland River-she didn't take her car?

Is this correct: She was separated from her husband and got involved with McCurry and had his baby; moves back with her husband a week before boyfriend (who has only been in jail for a month) is released from jail; boyfriend says they planned on continuing their relationship? Yeah, I can definitely see Michael Fryar having issues with this arrangement.

ladibug wrote:I am really confused about this.

"Shauna Fryar and her four-month-old daughter, Zaylee Fryar, moved from Nashville, Tennessee to stay with her husband whom she had been separated from, Michael Fryar, on April 29, 2011. Though Zaylee has Michael Fryar’s last name, he is not the child’s biological father as reports state Zaylee’s biological father is currently incarcerated."

So how long was she married to Michael Fryar? How far away is the Cumberland River-she didn't take her car?

Is this correct: She was separated from her husband and got involved with McCurry and had his baby; moves back with her husband a week before boyfriend (who has only been in jail for a month) is released from jail; boyfriend says they planned on continuing their relationship? Yeah, I can definitely see Michael Fryar having issues with this arrangement.

Yes, from my understanding she was living with the husband and continuing her affair with the father. I think the husband must not have been too pleased with this arrangement. Then, the fact that he didn't report them missing... Too hinky for me.

I think the husband murdered them both. JMO.

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playswithbeats wrote:first off twinkletoes f*** you ladibug f*** you and alwaysbeleive yea b**** f*** you too none of you all kno shit about what happened u just know what your reading from ews reports and assuming all sorts of bull....maybe i should fill in some details you all missed. first offf michael fryar is my fu**ing dad so twinkletoes trying to say he murdered shauna and this lil baby ur a dumba** my father would never do that second of all him and shauna had been apart for 5 years but she was running around homeless my dad was giving her a stable home for her because he still called they got together on this april 29 and she dipped out the next couple of days so dont thik my dad and her have been together this whole time. he didnt report her missing cause that was a common thing for her to just up andleave and im sure when she did leave she didnt want nashville pd looking for like i said she had been moved in bak with my dad for maybe 2 days why wold u report if some1 just ran away. and lets get o the father of zaylee no1 thinks its a relevant charge but i think its relevant when u go to jail for beating a girls ass and then she winds up dead l8er why does no1 wonder who he may have had some1 dostuff for em while he was in jail kinda perfect dont u thinkhey i was in jail i couldnt be related to what happened. and if he gave such a For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge about his baby girl why was my father the one at the hospital and why does the kid have my fathers last name. slow your role and do your research more your barking at the wrong treeand making yorselves look dumb and twinkletoes i have an extra big F*** you for saying my dad whou dont even know did this. get your facts stright before you start talking shit about some1 family

Wow....now aren't you just the most intelligent thing to visit this blog, ever! Vulgar and ignorant is no way to go through life. Seems to me your real anger should be directed back at your father, who has to poor judgement of getting involved with the wrong people instead of focusing on teaching you manners, and raising you right.