Paula was last seen at approximately 6:00 AM in her hometown of Harrison, Tennessee on September 17, 1996. Paula's father reported her as a missing person when she failed to make contact with loved ones by September 21, four days after she was last seen. Paula has never been heard from again. Paula's driver's license was discovered in the 9500 block of Harrison Bay Road in Harrison sometime during October 1996, approximately one month after she disappeared.