Endangered Child Alert issued for 3 children who may be with missing mother
The TBI identified the three children as Trevor Holt, 17, Emma Holt, 12, and Adelin Holt, 8. They were last seen on March 4 in Newport.
Trevor Holt is described as 6'1″ tall and weighing around 275 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Emma Holt is 5'2″ tall and weighs around 100 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Adelin Holt is 3'6″ tall and weighs 60 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
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All three children are believed to be with their mother, Melissa Holt, 46, who has also been reported missing. She is 5'4″ tall and weighs 134 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
The four are believed to be travelling in a black 2017 Ford Expedition with the Tennessee tag 1868HCR.
Anyone who has seen them is asked to contact the Cocke County Sheriff's Office at 423-608-0091 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
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Authorities say nearly 400 people go missing in Tennessee each year. That's five people for every 100,000. Check this list of people missing from East Tennessee to see if you can help locate someone.
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